Rent Trends / MI
Rent Trends in Michigan: 2015 to 2026
Yearly Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for 124 cities in Michigan. The average across tracked cities is $1,580/month in 2026, up from $925 in 2015 (+70.8%). That sits $385 below (-19.6% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,965.
Last updated: July 19, 2026
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · Jan snapshots for 2015–2025; 2026 column = June 2026 release · U.S. typical rent $1,965 (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 ($1,965/month in June 2026, up from $1,362 in January 2019 on our national series).
Since 2023, the tracked-city average in Michigan has risen from about $1,364 to $1,580 (+15.8%). That is the post-spike path — not a full reset to mid-2010s rents. The latest year step (2025 → 2026) is +7.9% ($1,464 → $1,580).
Within the state, long-run winners and losers split by city. The largest percentage increase from the earliest reading to 2026 is Hazel Park (+113.7%, $700 → $1,496). 15 of 124 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 — $950
- Bay City — $964
- Flint — $969
- Benton Harbor — $972
- Mount Pleasant — $1,010
Highest 2026 rents
- East Grand Rapids — $3,348
- Birmingham — $3,221 (+86.4% since 2015)
- Dexter — $2,300
- Hudsonville — $2,292
- Brighton — $2,246
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 | $695 | $715 | $742 | $790 | $839 | $878 | $978 | $1,112 | $1,190 | $1,226 | $1,285 | $1,356 | +95.1% | |
| Grand Rapids | $788 | $864 | $944 | $985 | $1,061 | $1,117 | $1,167 | $1,321 | $1,398 | $1,472 | $1,533 | $1,627 | +106.5% | |
| Ann Arbor | $1,318 | $1,383 | $1,447 | $1,490 | $1,568 | $1,562 | $1,618 | $1,785 | $1,910 | $2,007 | $2,116 | $2,159 | +63.8% | |
| Lansing | $648 | $684 | $708 | $740 | $774 | $813 | $868 | $981 | $1,061 | $1,090 | $1,155 | $1,230 | +89.8% | |
| Warren | $738 | $764 | $791 | $825 | $859 | $882 | $985 | $1,139 | $1,187 | $1,236 | $1,285 | $1,337 | +81.2% | |
| Kalamazoo | $712 | $727 | $758 | $808 | $845 | $907 | $921 | $1,027 | $1,088 | $1,112 | $1,179 | $1,253 | +76.0% | |
| Sterling Heights | — | — | $1,031 | $1,087 | $1,099 | $1,113 | $1,240 | $1,325 | $1,402 | $1,471 | $1,530 | $1,591 | +54.3% | |
| Flint | — | — | — | — | — | — | $667 | $717 | $783 | $827 | $915 | $969 | +45.3% | |
| Saginaw | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $957 | $1,014 | $1,063 | $1,137 | +18.8% | |
| Dearborn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,431 | $1,469 | $1,530 | $1,626 | $1,705 | +19.1% | |
| Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $950 | $1,004 | $1,073 | $1,140 | +20.0% | |
| Clinton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,082 | $1,122 | $1,189 | $1,270 | $1,291 | +19.3% | |
| Canton | — | — | $1,300 | $1,356 | $1,385 | $1,408 | $1,464 | $1,681 | $1,766 | $1,769 | $1,881 | $1,965 | +51.2% | |
| Livonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,499 | $1,556 | $1,662 | +10.9% | |
| Holland | — | — | $965 | $1,014 | $1,075 | $1,081 | $1,174 | — | $1,424 | $1,616 | $1,649 | $1,792 | +85.7% | |
| Macomb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,936 | $2,109 | +8.9% | |
| Troy | $1,220 | $1,278 | $1,318 | $1,377 | $1,383 | $1,415 | $1,485 | $1,636 | $1,662 | $1,724 | $1,839 | $1,861 | +52.5% | |
| Westland | — | $739 | $748 | $804 | $814 | $856 | $935 | $1,038 | $1,091 | $1,149 | $1,202 | $1,276 | +72.7% | |
| Battle Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $958 | $998 | $1,052 | $1,146 | +19.6% | |
| Farmington Hills | $836 | $873 | $891 | $922 | $986 | $1,038 | $1,082 | $1,217 | $1,279 | $1,278 | $1,343 | $1,435 | +71.7% | |
| Shelby Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,341 | $1,353 | $1,415 | $1,645 | +22.7% | |
| Rochester Hills | — | — | — | $1,335 | $1,308 | $1,317 | $1,406 | $1,573 | $1,593 | $1,654 | $1,715 | $1,800 | +34.8% | |
| Southfield | $866 | $927 | $959 | $1,022 | $1,035 | $1,101 | $1,263 | $1,313 | $1,427 | $1,394 | $1,472 | $1,533 | +77.0% | |
| Traverse City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,576 | $1,738 | $1,788 | $2,005 | +27.2% | |
| Ypsilanti | $790 | $829 | $856 | $925 | $965 | $1,005 | $1,054 | $1,153 | $1,252 | $1,262 | $1,343 | $1,435 | +81.6% | |
| Waterford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,067 | $1,190 | $1,231 | $1,297 | +21.6% | |
| West Bloomfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,867 | $1,919 | $1,986 | $1,986 | $2,115 | +13.3% | |
| Midland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,155 | — | $1,327 | $1,405 | $1,483 | +28.4% | |
| Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,263 | $1,324 | $1,372 | $1,482 | +17.3% | |
| Dearborn Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,194 | $1,252 | $1,302 | $1,399 | $1,459 | +22.2% | |
| Howell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,868 | $1,981 | $1,992 | $2,068 | +10.7% | |
| Pontiac | $645 | $684 | $710 | $771 | $787 | $843 | $944 | $1,002 | $1,087 | $1,112 | $1,216 | $1,296 | +100.9% | |
| Novi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,729 | $1,719 | $1,760 | $1,841 | $1,857 | +7.4% | |
| Royal Oak | $1,289 | $1,353 | $1,406 | $1,498 | $1,557 | $1,590 | $1,679 | $1,825 | $1,878 | $1,950 | $2,030 | $2,150 | +66.8% | |
| Wyoming | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,322 | $1,406 | $1,497 | $1,607 | +21.6% | |
| Muskegon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $915 | $960 | $1,013 | $1,090 | $1,207 | +31.9% | |
| Kentwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,344 | $1,422 | $1,494 | $1,620 | +20.5% | |
| Grand Blanc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $945 | $989 | $1,080 | +14.3% | |
| Monroe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,072 | $1,083 | $1,153 | +7.6% | |
| Saint Clair Shores | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,351 | $1,438 | $1,503 | $1,571 | +16.3% | |
| East Lansing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,172 | $1,261 | +7.6% | |
| Brighton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,246 | +0.0% | |
| Redford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,369 | $1,443 | $1,529 | $1,576 | +15.1% | |
| Portage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,226 | $1,353 | $1,505 | +22.8% | |
| Bloomfield Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,056 | $2,037 | $2,235 | +8.7% | |
| Roseville | — | $748 | $795 | $830 | $866 | $912 | $975 | $1,116 | $1,186 | $1,199 | $1,268 | $1,313 | +75.5% | |
| Clarkston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,445 | $1,516 | $1,664 | +15.2% | |
| Northville | — | — | — | — | $1,254 | $1,321 | $1,328 | $1,545 | $1,542 | $1,568 | $1,658 | $1,855 | +47.9% | |
| Chesterfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,781 | +0.0% | |
| Mount Pleasant | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $849 | $889 | $1,010 | +19.0% | |
| Fenton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,198 | $1,293 | $1,313 | $1,365 | $1,444 | +20.5% | |
| Lincoln Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,101 | $1,160 | $1,223 | $1,263 | +14.7% | |
| Hudsonville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,292 | +0.0% | |
| Plymouth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,584 | $1,679 | $1,783 | $1,859 | +17.4% | |
| Port Huron | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $908 | — | $1,036 | +14.1% | |
| Niles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,094 | +0.0% | |
| Commerce Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,886 | $1,936 | $1,997 | $2,206 | +17.0% | |
| Orion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,587 | +0.0% | |
| Eastpointe | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,038 | $1,168 | $1,236 | $1,273 | $1,314 | $1,408 | +35.6% | |
| Davison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,022 | +0.0% | |
| Bay City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $848 | $899 | $964 | +13.7% | |
| Grand Haven | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,398 | $1,584 | +13.3% | |
| Marquette | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,308 | $1,408 | $1,476 | +12.8% | |
| Brownstown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,950 | +0.0% | |
| White Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,206 | +0.0% | |
| Lapeer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,440 | +0.0% | |
| Southgate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,409 | $1,402 | $1,498 | $1,621 | +15.0% | |
| Oak Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,255 | $1,319 | $1,380 | $1,445 | +15.1% | |
| Benton Harbor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $972 | +0.0% | |
| Madison Heights | — | — | $938 | — | $1,036 | $1,083 | — | $1,253 | $1,315 | $1,380 | $1,447 | $1,496 | +59.5% | |
| Grandville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,645 | $1,766 | +7.4% | |
| Allen Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,256 | +0.0% | |
| Okemos | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,927 | +0.0% | |
| Garden City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,606 | +0.0% | |
| Burton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,038 | +0.0% | |
| Byron Center | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,689 | +0.0% | |
| Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,065 | +0.0% | |
| Inkster | — | — | — | — | — | — | $874 | $999 | $1,100 | $1,150 | $1,194 | $1,293 | +47.9% | |
| Walker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,531 | +0.0% | |
| Romulus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,195 | +0.0% | |
| Wyandotte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,022 | $1,110 | $1,164 | $1,206 | +18.0% | |
| Coldwater | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,253 | +0.0% | |
| Auburn Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,675 | $1,712 | $1,725 | $1,754 | +4.7% | |
| Dewitt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,924 | +0.0% | |
| Saline | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,908 | +0.0% | |
| Oxford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,338 | +0.0% | |
| Birmingham | $1,728 | $1,867 | $1,869 | $2,096 | $2,081 | $2,171 | $2,339 | $2,672 | $2,769 | $2,865 | $2,943 | $3,221 | +86.4% | |
| Wixom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,188 | +0.0% | |
| Harrison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,091 | $1,124 | $1,189 | $1,254 | +14.9% | |
| Holt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,507 | $1,539 | $1,733 | +15.0% | |
| Ferndale | $906 | $954 | $1,026 | $1,099 | $1,135 | $1,225 | $1,296 | $1,449 | $1,453 | $1,583 | $1,639 | $1,747 | +92.8% | |
| Caledonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,020 | +0.0% | |
| Trenton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,295 | +0.0% | |
| Saint Joseph | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,619 | $1,778 | +9.8% | |
| Wayne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,281 | +0.0% | |
| Swartz Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,222 | +0.0% | |
| Sault Sainte Marie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,950 | +0.0% | |
| Gaines | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,925 | +0.0% | |
| Dexter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,300 | +0.0% | |
| Northview | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,340 | +0.0% | |
| Mount Clemens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,247 | +0.0% | |
| Berkley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,080 | +0.0% | |
| Hazel Park | $700 | $753 | $775 | $853 | $927 | $964 | $1,086 | $1,241 | $1,277 | $1,347 | $1,449 | $1,496 | +113.7% | |
| Harper Woods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,193 | $1,243 | $1,347 | $1,445 | +21.1% | |
| Superior | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,954 | +0.0% | |
| Whitmore Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,635 | +0.0% | |
| Spring Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,808 | +0.0% | |
| Rochester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,726 | +0.0% | |
| Melvindale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,009 | $1,078 | +6.8% | |
| Haslett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,292 | +0.0% | |
| Albion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,095 | +0.0% | |
| East Grand Rapids | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,348 | +0.0% | |
| Grosse Pointe Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,458 | +0.0% | |
| Clawson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,735 | +0.0% | |
| Farmington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,403 | +0.0% | |
| Muskegon Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,125 | +0.0% | |
| Brooklyn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,048 | +0.0% | |
| Walled Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,700 | +0.0% | |
| New Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,227 | +0.0% | |
| Almont | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,559 | +0.0% | |
| Comstock Northwest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,474 | +0.0% | |
| Grosse Pointe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,925 | +0.0% | |
| Springfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $950 | +0.0% | |
| Belleville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,372 | +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 124 tracked Michigan cities is about $1,580/month, which is $385 below (-19.6% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,965. 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 $1,965.
What city in Michigan has the cheapest rent?
Among cities in our ZORI sample, Springfield is the lowest at about $950/month (2026). Other lower-rent cities include Bay City ($964), Flint ($969), Benton Harbor ($972).
What city in Michigan has the most expensive rent?
East Grand Rapids leads our sample at about $3,348/month in 2026, followed by Birmingham ($3,221) and Dexter ($2,300).
How much have rents in Michigan changed since 2015?
Across tracked cities, the average moved from about $925 in 2015 to $1,580 in 2026 (+70.8%). 15 of 124 cities are higher than their earliest reading in this series; the largest percentage jump is Hazel Park (+113.7%).
Are rents in Michigan still rising year over year?
From 2025 to 2026, the average across tracked Michigan cities went from about $1,464 to $1,580 (+7.9%). Since 2023 ($1,364), that is +15.8%. Individual cities can diverge — sort by % Chg or compare the '25 and '26 columns.