Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Michigan
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Michigan ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washtenaw County | $1,400 | $2,980 | $353,000 |
| 2 | Oakland County | $1,319 | $2,661 | $320,400 |
| 3 | Livingston County | $1,236 | $2,650 | $331,100 |
| 4 | Leelanau County | $1,223 | $3,112 | $406,900 |
| 5 | Grand Traverse County | $1,215 | $2,391 | $296,200 |
| 6 | Kent County | $1,176 | $2,202 | $265,700 |
| 7 | Macomb County | $1,175 | $1,999 | $231,400 |
| 8 | Ottawa County | $1,148 | $2,373 | $291,200 |
| 9 | Wayne County | $1,087 | $1,557 | $170,200 |
| 10 | Allegan County | $1,065 | $2,060 | $247,000 |
| 11 | Ingham County | $1,058 | $1,728 | $187,500 |
| 12 | Kalamazoo County | $1,049 | $1,981 | $227,500 |
| 13 | Eaton County | $1,042 | $1,807 | $206,700 |
| 14 | Clinton County | $1,039 | $2,060 | $243,700 |
| 15 | Emmet County | $1,033 | $2,220 | $275,300 |
| 16 | Monroe County | $1,017 | $1,830 | $215,700 |
| 17 | St. Clair County | $999 | $1,818 | $213,900 |
| 18 | Benzie County | $974 | $2,052 | $254,400 |
| 19 | Midland County | $974 | $1,648 | $184,300 |
| 20 | Lenawee County | $965 | $1,597 | $181,100 |
| 21 | Muskegon County | $960 | $1,584 | $180,900 |
| 22 | Lapeer County | $959 | $1,892 | $229,100 |
| 23 | Jackson County | $958 | $1,604 | $182,900 |
| 24 | Barry County | $955 | $2,031 | $243,700 |
| 25 | Calhoun County | $937 | $1,391 | $151,500 |
| 26 | Genesee County | $936 | $1,544 | $172,900 |
| 27 | Charlevoix County | $929 | $2,000 | $242,800 |
| 28 | Berrien County | $923 | $1,791 | $211,400 |
| 29 | Marquette County | $923 | $1,701 | $202,000 |
| 30 | Saginaw County | $921 | $1,305 | $139,400 |
| 31 | Antrim County | $920 | $1,836 | $222,500 |
| 32 | Branch County | $900 | $1,327 | $147,500 |
| 33 | Newaygo County | $882 | $1,548 | $178,300 |
| 34 | Otsego County | $880 | $1,642 | $196,500 |
| 35 | Wexford County | $877 | $1,415 | $160,300 |
| 36 | Shiawassee County | $876 | $1,472 | $164,600 |
| 37 | Cass County | $870 | $1,718 | $205,200 |
| 38 | Mecosta County | $867 | $1,463 | $169,900 |
| 39 | Montcalm County | $867 | $1,491 | $172,100 |
| 40 | Isabella County | $863 | $1,473 | $165,100 |
| 41 | Lake County | $863 | $1,133 | $122,900 |
| 42 | Van Buren County | $845 | $1,657 | $189,900 |
| 43 | Ionia County | $840 | $1,634 | $189,400 |
| 44 | Mason County | $840 | $1,698 | $199,300 |
| 45 | Missaukee County | $838 | $1,415 | $163,700 |
| 46 | Ogemaw County | $828 | $1,236 | $138,600 |
| 47 | Crawford County | $825 | $1,328 | $149,900 |
| 48 | St. Joseph County | $825 | $1,463 | $167,600 |
| 49 | Cheboygan County | $822 | $1,493 | $175,200 |
| 50 | Manistee County | $820 | $1,452 | $166,600 |
| 51 | Sanilac County | $814 | $1,396 | $162,200 |
| 52 | Montmorency County | $811 | $1,249 | $142,000 |
| 53 | Bay County | $809 | $1,278 | $135,100 |
| 54 | Gratiot County | $808 | $1,251 | $136,800 |
| 55 | Hillsdale County | $801 | $1,463 | $170,500 |
| 56 | Luce County | $799 | $1,026 | $110,400 |
| 57 | Tuscola County | $796 | $1,253 | $136,900 |
| 58 | Chippewa County | $793 | $1,377 | $153,100 |
| 59 | Alcona County | $790 | $1,351 | $157,500 |
| 60 | Roscommon County | $789 | $1,309 | $148,000 |
| 61 | Oceana County | $768 | $1,467 | $167,600 |
| 62 | Houghton County | $767 | $1,277 | $140,300 |
| 63 | Kalkaska County | $767 | $1,480 | $174,300 |
| 64 | Osceola County | $764 | $1,247 | $139,600 |
| 65 | Mackinac County | $761 | $1,438 | $165,600 |
| 66 | Dickinson County | $744 | $1,223 | $130,300 |
| 67 | Clare County | $743 | $1,094 | $117,400 |
| 68 | Huron County | $743 | $1,281 | $141,300 |
| 69 | Arenac County | $741 | $1,194 | $129,000 |
| 70 | Alger County | $712 | $1,433 | $165,700 |
| 71 | Delta County | $698 | $1,309 | $146,800 |
| 72 | Gladwin County | $689 | $1,364 | $153,200 |
| 73 | Keweenaw County | $679 | $1,540 | $181,400 |
| 74 | Menominee County | $675 | $1,267 | $142,700 |
| 75 | Oscoda County | $675 | $1,134 | $126,000 |
| 76 | Alpena County | $660 | $1,242 | $137,800 |
| 77 | Iosco County | $659 | $1,124 | $122,900 |
| 78 | Schoolcraft County | $654 | $1,131 | $123,500 |
| 79 | Presque Isle County | $625 | $1,211 | $135,200 |
| 80 | Gogebic County | $577 | $987 | $99,700 |
| 81 | Ontonagon County | $571 | $975 | $101,000 |
| 82 | Baraga County | $557 | $1,163 | $124,400 |
| 83 | Iron County | $510 | $996 | $101,500 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Michigan