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Cities in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

Melvindale, MI had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 90 cities in 2022, at 73.2%. East Grand Rapids, MI had the lowest, at 25.3%. The median was 47.4% and the figure for Michigan was 49%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.2Melvindale, MI
Lowest25.3East Grand Rapids, MI
Median47.490 cities
Michigan49History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Melvindale, MI: 73.2 %Melvindale, MI73.2East Lansing, MI: 69.3 %East Lansing, MI69.3Saginaw, MI: 64.9 %Saginaw, MI64.9Port Huron, MI: 62.5 %Port Huron, MI62.5Flint, MI: 60.3 %Flint, MI60.3Detroit, MI: 59.2 %Detroit, MI59.2Marquette, MI: 58.4 %Marquette, MI58.4New Baltimore, MI: 58.4 %New Baltimore, MI58.4Ypsilanti, MI: 58.2 %Ypsilanti, MI58.2South Lyon, MI: 57.8 %South Lyon, MI57.8Norton Shores, MI: 57.2 %Norton Shores, MI57.2Dearborn, MI: 56.5 %Dearborn, MI56.5Inkster, MI: 56.2 %Inkster, MI56.2Jackson, MI: 56.2 %Jackson, MI56.2Kalamazoo, MI: 56.2 %Kalamazoo, MI56.2Ann Arbor, MI: 56 %Ann Arbor, MI56Southfield, MI: 55.2 %Southfield, MI55.2Warren, MI: 55.1 %Warren, MI55.1Muskegon, MI: 54.8 %Muskegon, MI54.8Wyoming, MI: 54.7 %Wyoming, MI54.7Monroe, MI: 54.1 %Monroe, MI54.1Dearborn Heights, MI: 54.1 %Dearborn Heights, MI54.1Traverse City, MI: 54 %Traverse City, MI54Sterling Heights, MI: 53.5 %Sterling Heights, MI53.5Mount Pleasant, MI: 53.5 %Mount Pleasant, MI53.5Roseville, MI: 53 %Roseville, MI53Battle Creek, MI: 52.9 %Battle Creek, MI52.9Mount Clemens, MI: 52.8 %Mount Clemens, MI52.8Burton, MI: 52.3 %Burton, MI52.3Lansing, MI: 51.8 %Lansing, MI51.8Grand Haven, MI: 51.2 %Grand Haven, MI51.2Eastpointe, MI: 50.9 %Eastpointe, MI50.9Bay City, MI: 50.8 %Bay City, MI50.8Oak Park, MI: 50.3 %Oak Park, MI50.3Owosso, MI: 50.2 %Owosso, MI50.2Grand Rapids, MI: 50.1 %Grand Rapids, MI50.1Harper Woods, MI: 49.8 %Harper Woods, MI49.8Wayne, MI: 49.5 %Wayne, MI49.5Adrian, MI: 49.4 %Adrian, MI49.4Pontiac, MI: 49.3 %Pontiac, MI49.3Melvindale, MI: 73.2 %Melvindale, MI73.2East Lansing, MI: 69.3 %East Lansing, MI69.3Saginaw, MI: 64.9 %Saginaw, MI64.9Port Huron, MI: 62.5 %Port Huron, MI62.5Flint, MI: 60.3 %Flint, MI60.3Detroit, MI: 59.2 %Detroit, MI59.2Marquette, MI: 58.4 %Marquette, MI58.4New Baltimore, MI: 58.4 %New Baltimore, MI58.4Ypsilanti, MI: 58.2 %Ypsilanti, MI58.2South Lyon, MI: 57.8 %South Lyon, MI57.8Norton Shores, MI: 57.2 %Norton Shores, MI57.2Dearborn, MI: 56.5 %Dearborn, MI56.5Inkster, MI: 56.2 %Inkster, MI56.2Jackson, MI: 56.2 %Jackson, MI56.2Kalamazoo, MI: 56.2 %Kalamazoo, MI56.2Ann Arbor, MI: 56 %Ann Arbor, MI56Southfield, MI: 55.2 %Southfield, MI55.2Warren, MI: 55.1 %Warren, MI55.1Muskegon, MI: 54.8 %Muskegon, MI54.8Wyoming, MI: 54.7 %Wyoming, MI54.7Monroe, MI: 54.1 %Monroe, MI54.1Dearborn Heights, MI: 54.1 %Dearborn Heights, MI54.1Traverse City, MI: 54 %Traverse City, MI54Sterling Heights, MI: 53.5 %Sterling Heights, MI53.5Mount Pleasant, MI: 53.5 %Mount Pleasant, MI53.5Roseville, MI: 53 %Roseville, MI53Battle Creek, MI: 52.9 %Battle Creek, MI52.9Mount Clemens, MI: 52.8 %Mount Clemens, MI52.8Burton, MI: 52.3 %Burton, MI52.3Lansing, MI: 51.8 %Lansing, MI51.8Grand Haven, MI: 51.2 %Grand Haven, MI51.2Eastpointe, MI: 50.9 %Eastpointe, MI50.9Bay City, MI: 50.8 %Bay City, MI50.8Oak Park, MI: 50.3 %Oak Park, MI50.3Owosso, MI: 50.2 %Owosso, MI50.2Grand Rapids, MI: 50.1 %Grand Rapids, MI50.1Harper Woods, MI: 49.8 %Harper Woods, MI49.8Wayne, MI: 49.5 %Wayne, MI49.5Adrian, MI: 49.4 %Adrian, MI49.4Pontiac, MI: 49.3 %Pontiac, MI49.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Melvindale, MI73.2+8.2 pts
2East Lansing, MI69.3-0.9 pts
3Saginaw, MI64.9-1.8 pts
4Port Huron, MI62.5+4.6 pts
5Flint, MI60.3-0.7 pts
6Detroit, MI59.2+0.5 pts
7Marquette, MI58.4+2.5 pts
8New Baltimore, MI58.4+1.5 pts
9Ypsilanti, MI58.2+1.2 pts
10South Lyon, MI57.8-3.1 pts
11Norton Shores, MI57.2+7 pts
12Dearborn, MI56.5+2.1 pts
13Inkster, MI56.2+0.2 pts
14Jackson, MI56.20 pts
14Kalamazoo, MI56.2+2.4 pts
16Ann Arbor, MI56+0.4 pts
17Southfield, MI55.2+1.5 pts
18Warren, MI55.1-0.5 pts
19Muskegon, MI54.8+2.1 pts
20Wyoming, MI54.7-1.5 pts
21Monroe, MI54.1-1.4 pts
22Dearborn Heights, MI54.1+3.1 pts
23Traverse City, MI54-3.8 pts
24Sterling Heights, MI53.5+5.2 pts
25Mount Pleasant, MI53.5-0.5 pts
26Roseville, MI53+2.5 pts
27Battle Creek, MI52.9-1.8 pts
28Mount Clemens, MI52.8-2.5 pts
29Burton, MI52.3-0.6 pts
30Lansing, MI51.8+2 pts
31Grand Haven, MI51.2-0.8 pts
32Eastpointe, MI50.9-1.9 pts
33Bay City, MI50.8-0.3 pts
34Oak Park, MI50.3+2.4 pts
35Owosso, MI50.2+0.4 pts
36Grand Rapids, MI50.1+0.1 pts
37Harper Woods, MI49.8+0.3 pts
38Wayne, MI49.5+2.6 pts
39Adrian, MI49.4-0.2 pts
40Pontiac, MI49.3-0.4 pts
41Lincoln Park, MI49.1-2.5 pts
42Westland, MI48.9+2.1 pts
43Cadillac, MI48.3+1.2 pts
44Sault Ste. Marie, MI47.8-3.1 pts
45Fenton, MI47.6+3 pts
46Ionia, MI47.3+5.8 pts
47Grandville, MI47+3.9 pts
48Midland, MI46.3+1.2 pts
49Holland, MI45.5-1.6 pts
50Niles, MI45.5-2.9 pts
51Alpena, MI45.4+1.5 pts
52St. Clair Shores, MI45.1+3 pts
53Allen Park, MI43.9+4.5 pts
54Wyandotte, MI43.3+1.9 pts
55Romulus, MI43.3-3.8 pts
56Flat Rock, MI43.2-0.2 pts
56Hazel Park, MI43.2-4.1 pts
58Grosse Pointe Woods, MI43.1-10.8 pts
58Hamtramck, MI43.1+1.4 pts
60Fraser, MI42.7-1.7 pts
61Livonia, MI42+2.7 pts
62Madison Heights, MI42-2.4 pts
63Kentwood, MI41.8-2.5 pts
64Wixom, MI41.7+6.5 pts
65Southgate, MI41.3+1.1 pts
66Clawson, MI41.2-0.1 pts
67Taylor, MI41.1+0.3 pts
68Riverview, MI40.7-2.4 pts
69Garden City, MI40-3.6 pts
70Coldwater, MI39.9+6.5 pts
71Portage, MI39.2+1.7 pts
72Rochester Hills, MI38.9+0.7 pts
73Trenton, MI38.8-0.3 pts
74Beverly Hills, MI38.1+4.3 pts
75Novi, MI37.8-0 pts
76Farmington Hills, MI37.5-0.8 pts
77Rochester, MI37.2-1.6 pts
78Walker, MI36.6-5.6 pts
79Woodhaven, MI36.3-13.2 pts
80Royal Oak, MI34.4+0.7 pts
81Auburn Hills, MI34.3-0.9 pts
82Escanaba, MI33.9-0.4 pts
83Sturgis, MI33.3+1.9 pts
84Ferndale, MI33.3-0.3 pts
85Troy, MI32.7+3.1 pts
86Berkley, MI31.5-2.4 pts
87Birmingham, MI29.7+1.9 pts
88Grosse Pointe Park, MI26.3+1.5 pts
89Farmington, MI25.4-4.3 pts
90East Grand Rapids, MI25.3-11.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022}},
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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Melvindale, MI, with 73.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

East Grand Rapids, MI, with 25.3% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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