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Detroit

The Detroit, MI metro area has 4,376,828 people. Median rent is $1,207, 18.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Wayne County at $1,459. Of the 112 places we track here, Orchard Lake Village has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income
$76,664
Median home value
$249,700
Unemployment
6.4%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,459
HUD, Wayne County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

PlacePopulationRentRent to income
Detroit638,530$1,07432.3%
Warren137,928$1,22523.0%
Sterling Heights133,573$1,29219.4%
Dearborn107,423$1,32724.4%
Livonia93,851$1,32216.1%
Troy87,898$1,60216.0%
Westland83,633$1,15822.4%
Farmington Hills83,515$1,55117.8%
Rochester Hills77,089$1,64416.3%
Southfield76,236$1,34023.6%
Novi66,717$1,74718.9%
Pontiac62,104$1,06328.8%
Taylor62,081$1,10121.6%
Dearborn Heights61,771$1,33126.4%
St. Clair Shores58,140$1,18319.3%
Royal Oak57,950$1,38116.4%
Roseville47,123$1,23323.8%
Lincoln Park39,257$1,02320.9%
Eastpointe33,982$1,32525.5%
Southgate29,366$1,12020.3%
Oak Park29,318$1,39623.4%
Port Huron28,620$98223.4%
Madison Heights28,419$1,17620.3%
Allen Park27,925$1,24618.3%
Hamtramck27,743$98930.2%
Garden City26,739$1,15020.5%
Inkster25,428$1,17035.8%
Auburn Hills25,105$1,47721.0%
Romulus24,831$1,04918.2%
Wyandotte24,489$97216.2%
Birmingham21,763$1,90214.9%
Ferndale19,190$1,31116.6%
Trenton18,125$88012.8%
Wayne17,310$97419.8%
Wixom17,295$1,03519.0%
Grosse Pointe Woods16,094$1,87917.8%
Mount Clemens15,511$84719.4%
Berkley15,149$1,52615.8%
Harper Woods15,116$1,35124.9%
Hazel Park14,963$1,31423.5%
Fraser14,583$84315.7%
Rochester12,934$1,35014.5%
Woodhaven12,690$1,09616.7%
Melvindale12,554$1,11031.6%
Riverview12,186$1,10118.0%
New Baltimore12,072$1,03911.8%
South Lyon11,950$1,31017.0%
Farmington11,504$1,34016.5%
Clawson11,374$1,25317.0%
Grosse Pointe Park11,319$1,37913.3%
Beverly Hills10,524$2,07714.0%
Howell10,021$1,17723.4%
Marysville9,925$97417.5%
Grosse Pointe Farms9,904$1,1328.4%
Plymouth9,214$1,21713.0%
Lapeer9,082$1,00222.8%
Ecorse9,064$84025.0%
Highland Park8,628$68828.2%
Center Line8,463$78817.3%
Whitmore Lake7,878$1,32918.4%
Brighton7,688$1,19817.8%
Walled Lake7,299$1,41923.6%
River Rouge7,008$83924.5%
Milford6,487$1,17313.3%
New Haven6,475$1,26823.0%
Huntington Woods6,328$2,49315.7%
Northville6,069$1,62313.4%
Holly5,964$99218.5%
Richmond5,855$86416.0%
St. Clair5,585$1,11319.2%
Grosse Pointe5,541$1,72513.0%
Utica5,180$1,13123.1%
Gibraltar4,873$1,27616.7%
Pearl Beach4,506$1,05415.2%
Wolverine Lake4,487$2,05126.7%
Bloomfield Hills4,415$3,50122.1%
Algonac4,139$91019.2%
Lathrup Village4,059$1,37615.0%
Marine City4,028$94416.7%
Belleville3,910$1,07920.6%
Imlay City3,721$89517.9%
Romeo3,578$98115.8%
Oxford3,474$96213.8%
Rockwood3,161$1,03714.1%
Fowlerville2,918$1,04327.3%
Lake Orion2,863$7989.5%
Almont2,838$98814.2%
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores2,795$1,80711.4%
Keego Harbor2,747$1,19422.1%
Pleasant Ridge2,602$1,72012.1%
Franklin2,554$3,17519.6%
Orchard Lake Village2,238$9365.4%
Yale2,129$85719.3%
Armada1,994$1,06112.5%
Capac1,970$77215.4%
Pinckney1,911$1,15014.2%
Sylvan Lake1,705$1,11312.5%
Bingham Farms1,680$3,50117.2%
Ortonville1,341$95611.6%
Dryden1,182$1,23821.1%
North Branch1,166$73515.5%
Brown City1,139$68514.0%
Memphis1,064$82017.2%
Barnes Lake952$98814.9%
Hartland912$1,09911.7%
Village of Clarkston874$1,38217.7%
Columbiaville754$77017.1%
Lakeport742$1,12524.9%
Ruby714$1,10519.2%
Metamora693$79411.1%
Attica627$98815.3%
Millers Lake554$98815.3%
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Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.