Metro area · CBSA 26340
Houghton
The Houghton, MI metro area has 39,826 people. Median rent is $835, 17.2% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Houghton County at $1,033. Of the 8 places we track here, Lake Linden has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$58,128
Median home value
$160,800
Unemployment
5.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,033
HUD, Houghton County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton | 8,474 | $978 | 27.0% |
| Hancock | 4,574 | $835 | 16.8% |
| Laurium | 1,509 | $808 | 17.9% |
| Dollar Bay | 1,049 | $825 | 16.2% |
| Lake Linden | 1,020 | $543 | 15.0% |
| Chassell | 899 | $711 | 15.8% |
| Hubbell | 881 | $1,047 | 23.6% |
| Calumet | 645 | $667 | 30.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.