Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in Michigan
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
Where does yours land?
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 | Iron County | $510 | $996 | $101,500 |
| 2 | Baraga County | $557 | $1,163 | $124,400 |
| 3 | Ontonagon County | $571 | $975 | $101,000 |
| 4 | Gogebic County | $577 | $987 | $99,700 |
| 5 | Presque Isle County | $625 | $1,211 | $135,200 |
| 6 | Schoolcraft County | $654 | $1,131 | $123,500 |
| 7 | Iosco County | $659 | $1,124 | $122,900 |
| 8 | Alpena County | $660 | $1,242 | $137,800 |
| 9 | Menominee County | $675 | $1,267 | $142,700 |
| 10 | Oscoda County | $675 | $1,134 | $126,000 |
| 11 | Keweenaw County | $679 | $1,540 | $181,400 |
| 12 | Gladwin County | $689 | $1,364 | $153,200 |
| 13 | Delta County | $698 | $1,309 | $146,800 |
| 14 | Alger County | $712 | $1,433 | $165,700 |
| 15 | Arenac County | $741 | $1,194 | $129,000 |
| 16 | Clare County | $743 | $1,094 | $117,400 |
| 17 | Huron County | $743 | $1,281 | $141,300 |
| 18 | Dickinson County | $744 | $1,223 | $130,300 |
| 19 | Mackinac County | $761 | $1,438 | $165,600 |
| 20 | Osceola County | $764 | $1,247 | $139,600 |
| 21 | Houghton County | $767 | $1,277 | $140,300 |
| 22 | Kalkaska County | $767 | $1,480 | $174,300 |
| 23 | Oceana County | $768 | $1,467 | $167,600 |
| 24 | Roscommon County | $789 | $1,309 | $148,000 |
| 25 | Alcona County | $790 | $1,351 | $157,500 |
| 26 | Chippewa County | $793 | $1,377 | $153,100 |
| 27 | Tuscola County | $796 | $1,253 | $136,900 |
| 28 | Luce County | $799 | $1,026 | $110,400 |
| 29 | Hillsdale County | $801 | $1,463 | $170,500 |
| 30 | Gratiot County | $808 | $1,251 | $136,800 |
| 31 | Bay County | $809 | $1,278 | $135,100 |
| 32 | Montmorency County | $811 | $1,249 | $142,000 |
| 33 | Sanilac County | $814 | $1,396 | $162,200 |
| 34 | Manistee County | $820 | $1,452 | $166,600 |
| 35 | Cheboygan County | $822 | $1,493 | $175,200 |
| 36 | Crawford County | $825 | $1,328 | $149,900 |
| 37 | St. Joseph County | $825 | $1,463 | $167,600 |
| 38 | Ogemaw County | $828 | $1,236 | $138,600 |
| 39 | Missaukee County | $838 | $1,415 | $163,700 |
| 40 | Ionia County | $840 | $1,634 | $189,400 |
| 41 | Mason County | $840 | $1,698 | $199,300 |
| 42 | Van Buren County | $845 | $1,657 | $189,900 |
| 43 | Isabella County | $863 | $1,473 | $165,100 |
| 44 | Lake County | $863 | $1,133 | $122,900 |
| 45 | Mecosta County | $867 | $1,463 | $169,900 |
| 46 | Montcalm County | $867 | $1,491 | $172,100 |
| 47 | Cass County | $870 | $1,718 | $205,200 |
| 48 | Shiawassee County | $876 | $1,472 | $164,600 |
| 49 | Wexford County | $877 | $1,415 | $160,300 |
| 50 | Otsego County | $880 | $1,642 | $196,500 |
| 51 | Newaygo County | $882 | $1,548 | $178,300 |
| 52 | Branch County | $900 | $1,327 | $147,500 |
| 53 | Antrim County | $920 | $1,836 | $222,500 |
| 54 | Saginaw County | $921 | $1,305 | $139,400 |
| 55 | Berrien County | $923 | $1,791 | $211,400 |
| 56 | Marquette County | $923 | $1,701 | $202,000 |
| 57 | Charlevoix County | $929 | $2,000 | $242,800 |
| 58 | Genesee County | $936 | $1,544 | $172,900 |
| 59 | Calhoun County | $937 | $1,391 | $151,500 |
| 60 | Barry County | $955 | $2,031 | $243,700 |
| 61 | Jackson County | $958 | $1,604 | $182,900 |
| 62 | Lapeer County | $959 | $1,892 | $229,100 |
| 63 | Muskegon County | $960 | $1,584 | $180,900 |
| 64 | Lenawee County | $965 | $1,597 | $181,100 |
| 65 | Benzie County | $974 | $2,052 | $254,400 |
| 66 | Midland County | $974 | $1,648 | $184,300 |
| 67 | St. Clair County | $999 | $1,818 | $213,900 |
| 68 | Monroe County | $1,017 | $1,830 | $215,700 |
| 69 | Emmet County | $1,033 | $2,220 | $275,300 |
| 70 | Clinton County | $1,039 | $2,060 | $243,700 |
| 71 | Eaton County | $1,042 | $1,807 | $206,700 |
| 72 | Kalamazoo County | $1,049 | $1,981 | $227,500 |
| 73 | Ingham County | $1,058 | $1,728 | $187,500 |
| 74 | Allegan County | $1,065 | $2,060 | $247,000 |
| 75 | Wayne County | $1,087 | $1,557 | $170,200 |
| 76 | Ottawa County | $1,148 | $2,373 | $291,200 |
| 77 | Macomb County | $1,175 | $1,999 | $231,400 |
| 78 | Kent County | $1,176 | $2,202 | $265,700 |
| 79 | Grand Traverse County | $1,215 | $2,391 | $296,200 |
| 80 | Leelanau County | $1,223 | $3,112 | $406,900 |
| 81 | Livingston County | $1,236 | $2,650 | $331,100 |
| 82 | Oakland County | $1,319 | $2,661 | $320,400 |
| 83 | Washtenaw County | $1,400 | $2,980 | $353,000 |
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
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Michigan