Metro area · CBSA 27100
Jackson
The Jackson, MI metro area has 160,060 people. Median rent is $985, 17.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Jackson County at $1,201. Of the 12 places we track here, Vineyard Lake has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$66,073
Median home value
$193,700
Unemployment
5.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,201
HUD, Jackson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 31,058 | $898 | 24.2% |
| Michigan Center | 4,999 | $1,328 | 25.0% |
| Vandercook Lake | 4,375 | $1,141 | 23.1% |
| Spring Arbor | 2,275 | $910 | 17.2% |
| Grass Lake | 1,186 | $961 | 14.2% |
| Brooklyn | 1,180 | $1,021 | 21.8% |
| Concord | 1,118 | $794 | 15.7% |
| Vineyard Lake | 1,031 | $628 | 8.7% |
| Springport | 871 | $926 | 23.9% |
| Napoleon | 745 | $985 | 21.9% |
| Cement City | 629 | $1,006 | 22.9% |
| Parma | 624 | $1,065 | 17.9% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.