Rent Trends / MI
Rent Trends in Michigan: 2015 to 2026
Yearly Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for 134 cities in Michigan. The average across tracked cities is $1,585/month in 2026, up from $899 in 2015 (+76.3%). That sits $377 below (-19.2% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,962.
Last updated: September 14, 2026
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · Jan snapshots for 2015–2025; 2026 column = June 2026 release · U.S. typical rent $1,962 (June 2026)
What the Michigan rent trend shows
This page follows market rents in Michigan from 2015 through mid-2026 using the same Zillow ZORI vintage for every city in the table. State figures below are simple averages of the tracked cities — useful for comparing places inside Michigan and stacking the state against the published U.S. typical rent ($1,962/month in June 2026, up from $1,357 in January 2019 on our national series).
Since 2023, the tracked-city average in Michigan has risen from about $1,348 to $1,585 (+17.6%). That is the post-spike path — not a full reset to mid-2010s rents. The latest year step (2025 → 2026) is +8.8% ($1,457 → $1,585).
Within the state, long-run winners and losers split by city. The largest percentage increase from the earliest reading to 2026 is Hazel Park (+116.0%, $699 → $1,510). 15 of 134 tracked cities are higher than their 2015 (or earliest) level.
For the national rent story, see the Rent Index. Statewide maps live on Rent by State. Full city database: Rent by City.
City-level breakdown in Michigan
Lowest 2026 rents
- Springfield — $930
- Flint — $957
- Davison — $958
- Burton — $988
- Benton Harbor — $993
Highest 2026 rents
- East Grand Rapids — $3,174
- Birmingham — $2,806 (+89.1% since 2015)
- Bloomfield Hills — $2,512
- Dexter — $2,467
- Ada — $2,450
Full list with every year from 2015–2026 is in the sortable table below.
All Michigan cities — yearly rent table
| City | Metro | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | $689 | $709 | $736 | $783 | $831 | $871 | $970 | $1,102 | $1,180 | $1,215 | $1,274 | $1,347 | +95.5% | |
| Grand Rapids | $774 | $848 | $927 | $968 | $1,041 | $1,096 | $1,144 | $1,294 | $1,369 | $1,442 | $1,502 | $1,596 | +106.2% | |
| Ann Arbor | $1,314 | $1,379 | $1,442 | $1,485 | $1,562 | $1,559 | $1,613 | $1,779 | $1,905 | $2,000 | $2,109 | $2,133 | +62.3% | |
| Lansing | $648 | $684 | $706 | $738 | $771 | $810 | $866 | $978 | $1,059 | $1,086 | $1,149 | $1,231 | +90.0% | |
| Warren | $748 | $774 | $801 | $835 | $870 | $893 | $997 | $1,153 | $1,202 | $1,250 | $1,301 | $1,353 | +80.9% | |
| Kalamazoo | $690 | $706 | $736 | $783 | $820 | $879 | $899 | $995 | $1,055 | $1,078 | $1,139 | $1,217 | +76.4% | |
| Sterling Heights | — | — | $1,022 | $1,076 | $1,090 | $1,103 | $1,227 | $1,313 | $1,388 | $1,455 | $1,513 | $1,554 | +52.1% | |
| Flint | — | — | — | — | — | — | $657 | $706 | $771 | $815 | $899 | $957 | +45.7% | |
| Saginaw | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $918 | $973 | $1,021 | $1,120 | +22.0% | |
| Dearborn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,443 | $1,480 | $1,547 | $1,644 | $1,736 | +20.3% | |
| Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $906 | $958 | $1,024 | $1,104 | +21.9% | |
| Clinton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,078 | $1,120 | $1,185 | $1,265 | $1,283 | +19.0% | |
| Canton | — | — | $1,313 | $1,370 | $1,399 | $1,423 | $1,480 | $1,701 | $1,787 | $1,792 | $1,902 | $1,992 | +51.7% | |
| Livonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,536 | $1,603 | $1,694 | +10.3% | |
| Holland | — | — | $905 | $952 | $1,009 | $1,014 | $1,102 | — | $1,332 | $1,511 | $1,544 | $1,679 | +85.5% | |
| Macomb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,923 | $2,098 | +9.1% | |
| Troy | $1,219 | $1,278 | $1,318 | $1,377 | $1,383 | $1,417 | $1,486 | $1,639 | $1,662 | $1,722 | $1,838 | $1,877 | +54.0% | |
| Westland | — | $755 | $765 | $820 | $830 | $874 | $952 | $1,057 | $1,110 | $1,169 | $1,222 | $1,288 | +70.6% | |
| Battle Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $942 | $985 | $1,037 | $1,133 | +20.3% | |
| Farmington Hills | $795 | $831 | $850 | $878 | $938 | $989 | $1,030 | $1,158 | $1,219 | $1,217 | $1,279 | $1,388 | +74.6% | |
| Shelby Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,290 | $1,302 | $1,360 | $1,555 | +20.5% | |
| Rochester Hills | — | — | — | $1,331 | $1,304 | $1,313 | $1,402 | $1,568 | $1,591 | $1,652 | $1,711 | $1,812 | +36.1% | |
| Southfield | $869 | $929 | $963 | $1,024 | $1,038 | $1,103 | $1,266 | $1,315 | $1,428 | $1,396 | $1,472 | $1,547 | +78.0% | |
| Traverse City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,510 | $1,669 | $1,720 | $1,923 | +27.4% | |
| Ypsilanti | $759 | $797 | $824 | $890 | $927 | $967 | $1,011 | $1,105 | $1,200 | $1,209 | $1,285 | $1,371 | +80.6% | |
| Waterford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $970 | $1,080 | $1,115 | $1,182 | +21.9% | |
| West Bloomfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,853 | $1,906 | $1,974 | $1,976 | $2,139 | +15.4% | |
| Midland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,089 | — | $1,250 | $1,329 | $1,433 | +31.6% | |
| Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,278 | $1,338 | $1,389 | $1,495 | +17.0% | |
| Dearborn Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,201 | $1,259 | $1,307 | $1,404 | $1,465 | +22.0% | |
| Howell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,847 | $1,978 | $1,976 | $2,064 | +11.7% | |
| Pontiac | $657 | $696 | $723 | $784 | $799 | $857 | $961 | $1,016 | $1,101 | $1,132 | $1,231 | $1,297 | +97.4% | |
| Novi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,781 | $1,767 | $1,813 | $1,896 | $1,931 | +8.4% | |
| Royal Oak | $1,270 | $1,334 | $1,386 | $1,480 | $1,532 | $1,561 | $1,655 | $1,799 | $1,848 | $1,921 | $1,999 | $2,128 | +67.6% | |
| Wyoming | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,338 | $1,422 | $1,508 | $1,621 | +21.2% | |
| Muskegon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $946 | $994 | $1,051 | $1,133 | $1,258 | +33.0% | |
| Kentwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,341 | $1,420 | $1,491 | $1,612 | +20.2% | |
| Grand Blanc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $947 | $993 | $1,076 | +13.6% | |
| Monroe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,039 | $1,049 | $1,140 | +9.7% | |
| Saint Clair Shores | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,380 | $1,467 | $1,534 | $1,591 | +15.3% | |
| East Lansing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,200 | $1,298 | +8.2% | |
| Brighton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,351 | +0.0% | |
| Redford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,364 | $1,448 | $1,534 | $1,583 | +16.1% | |
| Portage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,319 | $1,459 | $1,602 | +21.5% | |
| Bloomfield Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,307 | $2,287 | $2,512 | +8.9% | |
| Roseville | — | $720 | $766 | $800 | $835 | $880 | $942 | $1,076 | $1,142 | $1,158 | $1,221 | $1,278 | +77.5% | |
| Clarkston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,446 | $1,516 | $1,656 | +14.5% | |
| Northville | — | — | — | — | $1,255 | $1,319 | $1,327 | $1,541 | $1,537 | $1,561 | $1,647 | $1,854 | +47.7% | |
| Chesterfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,752 | +0.0% | |
| Mount Pleasant | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $882 | $922 | $1,051 | +19.2% | |
| Fenton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,203 | $1,293 | $1,311 | $1,365 | $1,460 | +21.4% | |
| Lincoln Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,186 | $1,248 | $1,316 | $1,376 | +16.0% | |
| Hudsonville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,028 | +0.0% | |
| Rockford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,950 | +0.0% | |
| Plymouth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,577 | $1,660 | $1,769 | $1,851 | +17.4% | |
| Port Huron | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $883 | — | $1,005 | +13.8% | |
| South Lyon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,625 | +0.0% | |
| Commerce Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,930 | $1,990 | $2,046 | $2,324 | +20.4% | |
| Orion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,486 | +0.0% | |
| Eastpointe | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,049 | $1,180 | $1,249 | $1,287 | $1,328 | $1,415 | +34.9% | |
| Davison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $958 | +0.0% | |
| Grand Haven | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,460 | $1,658 | +13.6% | |
| Marquette | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,046 | $1,122 | $1,179 | +12.7% | |
| Brownstown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,963 | +0.0% | |
| White Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,289 | +0.0% | |
| Zeeland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,242 | +0.0% | |
| Lapeer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,373 | +0.0% | |
| Southgate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,314 | $1,307 | $1,389 | $1,499 | +14.1% | |
| Oak Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,281 | $1,347 | $1,409 | $1,474 | +15.1% | |
| Benton Harbor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $993 | +0.0% | |
| Madison Heights | — | — | $931 | — | $1,022 | $1,074 | — | $1,241 | $1,302 | $1,367 | $1,430 | $1,495 | +60.6% | |
| Grandville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,759 | $1,919 | +9.1% | |
| Allen Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,301 | +0.0% | |
| Okemos | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,788 | +0.0% | |
| Allendale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,415 | +0.0% | |
| Hamtramck | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,163 | +0.0% | |
| Garden City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,630 | +0.0% | |
| Adrian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,032 | +0.0% | |
| Burton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $988 | +0.0% | |
| Byron Center | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,761 | +0.0% | |
| Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,072 | +0.0% | |
| Inkster | — | — | — | — | — | — | $839 | $964 | $1,059 | $1,107 | $1,148 | $1,268 | +51.1% | |
| Walker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,523 | +0.0% | |
| Romulus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,225 | +0.0% | |
| Wyandotte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,080 | $1,175 | $1,232 | $1,256 | +16.3% | |
| Coldwater | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,179 | +0.0% | |
| Auburn Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,682 | $1,725 | $1,740 | $1,804 | +7.3% | |
| Milford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,073 | +0.0% | |
| Dewitt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,872 | +0.0% | |
| Saline | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,957 | +0.0% | |
| Norton Shores | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,309 | +0.0% | |
| Oxford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,280 | +0.0% | |
| Birmingham | $1,484 | $1,605 | $1,606 | $1,799 | $1,790 | $1,868 | $2,016 | $2,296 | $2,378 | $2,464 | $2,537 | $2,806 | +89.1% | |
| Wixom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,184 | +0.0% | |
| Harrison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,082 | $1,110 | $1,172 | $1,222 | +12.9% | |
| Holt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,347 | $1,369 | $1,524 | +13.1% | |
| Ferndale | $870 | $917 | $984 | $1,054 | $1,089 | $1,176 | $1,244 | $1,390 | $1,395 | $1,517 | $1,569 | $1,679 | +93.0% | |
| Greenville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,000 | +0.0% | |
| Grand Ledge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,663 | +0.0% | |
| Saint Joseph | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,496 | $1,635 | +9.3% | |
| Wayne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,258 | +0.0% | |
| Swartz Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,229 | +0.0% | |
| Ada | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,450 | +0.0% | |
| Gaines | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,009 | +0.0% | |
| Dexter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,467 | +0.0% | |
| Petoskey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,800 | +0.0% | |
| Northview | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,348 | +0.0% | |
| Mount Clemens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,260 | +0.0% | |
| Berkley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,244 | +0.0% | |
| Hazel Park | $699 | $752 | $773 | $851 | $926 | $963 | $1,084 | $1,239 | $1,276 | $1,344 | $1,446 | $1,510 | +116.0% | |
| Harper Woods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,192 | $1,242 | $1,344 | $1,437 | +20.6% | |
| Whitmore Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,702 | +0.0% | |
| Spring Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,548 | +0.0% | |
| Rochester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,855 | +0.0% | |
| Big Rapids | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,061 | +0.0% | |
| South Haven | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,250 | +0.0% | |
| Melvindale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,015 | $1,113 | +9.7% | |
| Riverview | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,381 | +0.0% | |
| Haslett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,335 | +0.0% | |
| Vicksburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,600 | +0.0% | |
| East Grand Rapids | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,174 | +0.0% | |
| Grosse Pointe Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,494 | +0.0% | |
| Clawson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,733 | +0.0% | |
| Farmington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,373 | +0.0% | |
| Romeo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,411 | +0.0% | |
| Comstock Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,193 | +0.0% | |
| Hampton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $997 | +0.0% | |
| Walled Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,672 | +0.0% | |
| New Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,317 | +0.0% | |
| Comstock Northwest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,544 | +0.0% | |
| Utica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,575 | +0.0% | |
| Springfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $930 | +0.0% | |
| Belleville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,380 | +0.0% | |
| Parchment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,200 | +0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions — Michigan rent
Is Michigan cheap to rent in 2026?
Yes — relative to the national market. The average rent across 134 tracked Michigan cities is about $1,585/month, which is $377 below (-19.2% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,962. That is a city-average in our sample, not a single statewide ZORI print, but it is a clear signal that Michigan screens cheaper than the U.S. typical $1,962.
What city in Michigan has the cheapest rent?
Among cities in our ZORI sample, Springfield is the lowest at about $930/month (2026). Other lower-rent cities include Flint ($957), Davison ($958), Burton ($988).
What city in Michigan has the most expensive rent?
East Grand Rapids leads our sample at about $3,174/month in 2026, followed by Birmingham ($2,806) and Bloomfield Hills ($2,512).
How much have rents in Michigan changed since 2015?
Across tracked cities, the average moved from about $899 in 2015 to $1,585 in 2026 (+76.3%). 15 of 134 cities are higher than their earliest reading in this series; the largest percentage jump is Hazel Park (+116.0%).
Are rents in Michigan still rising year over year?
From 2025 to 2026, the average across tracked Michigan cities went from about $1,457 to $1,585 (+8.8%). Since 2023 ($1,348), that is +17.6%. Individual cities can diverge — sort by % Chg or compare the '25 and '26 columns.