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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 2023, at 70.3%. Farmington, MI had the lowest, at 28.8%. The median was 48.1% and the figure for Michigan was 49.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.3Melvindale, MI
Lowest28.8Farmington, MI
Median48.190 cities
Michigan49.6History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Melvindale, MI: 70.3 %Melvindale, MI70.3East Lansing, MI: 69.8 %East Lansing, MI69.8Saginaw, MI: 65 %Saginaw, MI65Port Huron, MI: 63.5 %Port Huron, MI63.5Flint, MI: 62.3 %Flint, MI62.3Norton Shores, MI: 61 %Norton Shores, MI61Detroit, MI: 59.4 %Detroit, MI59.4Dearborn, MI: 59.2 %Dearborn, MI59.2Jackson, MI: 58.6 %Jackson, MI58.6Ann Arbor, MI: 58.1 %Ann Arbor, MI58.1Ionia, MI: 57.5 %Ionia, MI57.5New Baltimore, MI: 57.5 %New Baltimore, MI57.5Monroe, MI: 57.2 %Monroe, MI57.2Mount Clemens, MI: 56.6 %Mount Clemens, MI56.6Mount Pleasant, MI: 56.3 %Mount Pleasant, MI56.3Inkster, MI: 56.1 %Inkster, MI56.1Warren, MI: 56.1 %Warren, MI56.1Kalamazoo, MI: 55.6 %Kalamazoo, MI55.6Sterling Heights, MI: 55.4 %Sterling Heights, MI55.4Ypsilanti, MI: 54.7 %Ypsilanti, MI54.7Marquette, MI: 54.6 %Marquette, MI54.6South Lyon, MI: 54.4 %South Lyon, MI54.4Southfield, MI: 54.4 %Southfield, MI54.4Adrian, MI: 52.4 %Adrian, MI52.4Burton, MI: 52.3 %Burton, MI52.3Battle Creek, MI: 52.3 %Battle Creek, MI52.3Muskegon, MI: 51.8 %Muskegon, MI51.8Dearborn Heights, MI: 51.8 %Dearborn Heights, MI51.8Pontiac, MI: 51.7 %Pontiac, MI51.7Wayne, MI: 51.5 %Wayne, MI51.5Roseville, MI: 51.5 %Roseville, MI51.5Wyoming, MI: 51.3 %Wyoming, MI51.3Lansing, MI: 51 %Lansing, MI51Eastpointe, MI: 51 %Eastpointe, MI51Grandville, MI: 51 %Grandville, MI51Lincoln Park, MI: 50.6 %Lincoln Park, MI50.6Owosso, MI: 50.3 %Owosso, MI50.3Oak Park, MI: 50.2 %Oak Park, MI50.2Grand Rapids, MI: 50.1 %Grand Rapids, MI50.1Midland, MI: 49.9 %Midland, MI49.9Melvindale, MI: 70.3 %Melvindale, MI70.3East Lansing, MI: 69.8 %East Lansing, MI69.8Saginaw, MI: 65 %Saginaw, MI65Port Huron, MI: 63.5 %Port Huron, MI63.5Flint, MI: 62.3 %Flint, MI62.3Norton Shores, MI: 61 %Norton Shores, MI61Detroit, MI: 59.4 %Detroit, MI59.4Dearborn, MI: 59.2 %Dearborn, MI59.2Jackson, MI: 58.6 %Jackson, MI58.6Ann Arbor, MI: 58.1 %Ann Arbor, MI58.1Ionia, MI: 57.5 %Ionia, MI57.5New Baltimore, MI: 57.5 %New Baltimore, MI57.5Monroe, MI: 57.2 %Monroe, MI57.2Mount Clemens, MI: 56.6 %Mount Clemens, MI56.6Mount Pleasant, MI: 56.3 %Mount Pleasant, MI56.3Inkster, MI: 56.1 %Inkster, MI56.1Warren, MI: 56.1 %Warren, MI56.1Kalamazoo, MI: 55.6 %Kalamazoo, MI55.6Sterling Heights, MI: 55.4 %Sterling Heights, MI55.4Ypsilanti, MI: 54.7 %Ypsilanti, MI54.7Marquette, MI: 54.6 %Marquette, MI54.6South Lyon, MI: 54.4 %South Lyon, MI54.4Southfield, MI: 54.4 %Southfield, MI54.4Adrian, MI: 52.4 %Adrian, MI52.4Burton, MI: 52.3 %Burton, MI52.3Battle Creek, MI: 52.3 %Battle Creek, MI52.3Muskegon, MI: 51.8 %Muskegon, MI51.8Dearborn Heights, MI: 51.8 %Dearborn Heights, MI51.8Pontiac, MI: 51.7 %Pontiac, MI51.7Wayne, MI: 51.5 %Wayne, MI51.5Roseville, MI: 51.5 %Roseville, MI51.5Wyoming, MI: 51.3 %Wyoming, MI51.3Lansing, MI: 51 %Lansing, MI51Eastpointe, MI: 51 %Eastpointe, MI51Grandville, MI: 51 %Grandville, MI51Lincoln Park, MI: 50.6 %Lincoln Park, MI50.6Owosso, MI: 50.3 %Owosso, MI50.3Oak Park, MI: 50.2 %Oak Park, MI50.2Grand Rapids, MI: 50.1 %Grand Rapids, MI50.1Midland, MI: 49.9 %Midland, MI49.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Melvindale, MI70.3-2.9 pts
2East Lansing, MI69.8+0.5 pts
3Saginaw, MI65+0.2 pts
4Port Huron, MI63.5+0.9 pts
5Flint, MI62.3+1.9 pts
6Norton Shores, MI61+3.8 pts
7Detroit, MI59.4+0.3 pts
8Dearborn, MI59.2+2.7 pts
9Jackson, MI58.6+2.5 pts
10Ann Arbor, MI58.1+2.1 pts
11Ionia, MI57.5+10.2 pts
12New Baltimore, MI57.5-1 pts
13Monroe, MI57.2+3.1 pts
14Mount Clemens, MI56.6+3.7 pts
15Mount Pleasant, MI56.3+2.8 pts
16Inkster, MI56.1-0 pts
17Warren, MI56.1+1 pts
18Kalamazoo, MI55.6-0.6 pts
19Sterling Heights, MI55.4+1.9 pts
20Ypsilanti, MI54.7-3.5 pts
21Marquette, MI54.6-3.9 pts
22South Lyon, MI54.4-3.3 pts
23Southfield, MI54.4-0.7 pts
24Adrian, MI52.4+3 pts
25Burton, MI52.3-0 pts
26Battle Creek, MI52.3-0.6 pts
27Muskegon, MI51.8-3 pts
28Dearborn Heights, MI51.8-2.3 pts
29Pontiac, MI51.7+2.3 pts
30Wayne, MI51.5+2 pts
31Roseville, MI51.5-1.6 pts
32Wyoming, MI51.3-3.3 pts
33Lansing, MI51-0.8 pts
34Eastpointe, MI51+0.1 pts
35Grandville, MI51+4 pts
36Lincoln Park, MI50.6+1.5 pts
37Owosso, MI50.3+0.1 pts
38Oak Park, MI50.2-0.1 pts
39Grand Rapids, MI50.10 pts
40Midland, MI49.9+3.6 pts
41Grand Haven, MI49.6-1.6 pts
42Traverse City, MI48.9-5.2 pts
43Fenton, MI48.6+1.1 pts
44Bay City, MI48.5-2.3 pts
45Harper Woods, MI48.3-1.5 pts
46Westland, MI47.9-1 pts
47Sault Ste. Marie, MI47.8-0 pts
48Fraser, MI45.8+3.2 pts
49Cadillac, MI45.7-2.6 pts
49Holland, MI45.7+0.2 pts
51St. Clair Shores, MI45.5+0.4 pts
52Niles, MI45.4-0 pts
53Hamtramck, MI45.2+2.1 pts
54Alpena, MI44.6-0.7 pts
55Livonia, MI44.3+2.2 pts
56Riverview, MI44.2+3.5 pts
57Garden City, MI44.1+4.1 pts
58Romulus, MI43.1-0.2 pts
59Taylor, MI43.1+2 pts
60Flat Rock, MI42.7-0.5 pts
61Kentwood, MI42.5+0.8 pts
62Wixom, MI41.2-0.4 pts
63Wyandotte, MI40.8-2.6 pts
64Coldwater, MI40.8+0.9 pts
65Rochester Hills, MI40.7+1.8 pts
66Hazel Park, MI40.3-2.8 pts
67Madison Heights, MI40.3-1.7 pts
68Southgate, MI40.2-1 pts
69Walker, MI39.9+3.3 pts
70Novi, MI39.7+1.9 pts
71Farmington Hills, MI39.6+2.2 pts
72Grosse Pointe Woods, MI39.3-3.8 pts
73Clawson, MI39.3-1.9 pts
74Woodhaven, MI38.7+2.4 pts
75East Grand Rapids, MI38.7+13.4 pts
76Portage, MI38.5-0.6 pts
77Rochester, MI38.5+1.3 pts
78Trenton, MI38.1-0.7 pts
79Auburn Hills, MI38.1+3.8 pts
80Allen Park, MI37.9-6 pts
81Beverly Hills, MI37.9-0.2 pts
82Berkley, MI37.8+6.3 pts
83Grosse Pointe Park, MI36.8+10.5 pts
84Troy, MI36.5+3.8 pts
85Birmingham, MI34.6+4.9 pts
86Royal Oak, MI34.1-0.3 pts
87Escanaba, MI33.8-0.1 pts
88Ferndale, MI32-1.3 pts
89Sturgis, MI31.9-1.4 pts
90Farmington, MI28.8+3.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Melvindale, MI, with 70.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Farmington, MI, with 28.8% in 2023.

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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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