Metro area · CBSA 40980
Saginaw
The Saginaw, MI metro area has 188,665 people. Median rent is $947, 18.7% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Saginaw County at $1,141. Of the 15 places we track here, St. Charles has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$60,622
Median home value
$152,800
Unemployment
6.4%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,141
HUD, Saginaw 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saginaw | 43,536 | $922 | 28.7% |
| Freeland | 7,557 | $1,245 | 13.5% |
| Shields | 7,402 | $941 | 13.7% |
| Bridgeport | 6,884 | $710 | 16.7% |
| Buena Vista | 5,798 | $906 | 25.9% |
| Frankenmuth | 5,157 | $851 | 12.0% |
| Chesaning | 2,484 | $679 | 13.6% |
| St. Charles | 1,934 | $460 | 11.0% |
| Zilwaukee | 1,609 | $1,195 | 24.8% |
| Hemlock | 1,529 | $1,011 | 11.9% |
| Birch Run | 1,439 | $999 | 17.0% |
| Burt | 1,339 | $1,086 | 14.5% |
| Reese | 1,274 | $879 | 12.8% |
| Merrill | 798 | $719 | 18.2% |
| Robin Glen-Indiantown | 660 | $947 | 35.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.