2023 FMRs in Michigan by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.
Michigan Map
FMRs vary across Michigan based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Michigan is $923.
The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $1,951 in Hawaii. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $519 in Puerto Rico.
FMRs in Michigan are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.
View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.
How does Michigan compare?
The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Michigan is $1,384 in Washtenaw County. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $826 in Dickinson County.
Michigan ($923) has a 15.7% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,095) and therefore has a lower gross rent.
Michigan is rank 36th out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 35 other States and territories. Michigan is the 21st cheapest State or territory in terms of FMRs.
Average FMRs for Michigan
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| County | Rank | Studio | 1-Bed | 2-Bed | 3-Bed | 4-Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washtenaw County | 1st | $1,148 | $1,153 | $1,384 | $1,684 | $1,926 |
| Livingston County | 2nd | $843 | $1,069 | $1,261 | $1,708 | $1,888 |
| Kent County | 3rd | $954 | $1,005 | $1,211 | $1,576 | $1,761 |
| Ottawa County | 4th | $904 | $1,016 | $1,148 | $1,532 | $1,588 |
| Lapeer County | 5th | $845 | $952 | $1,213 | $1,511 | $1,629 |
| Wayne County | 5th | $845 | $952 | $1,213 | $1,511 | $1,629 |
| Oakland County | 5th | $845 | $952 | $1,213 | $1,511 | $1,629 |
| Macomb County | 5th | $845 | $952 | $1,213 | $1,511 | $1,629 |
| St. Clair County | 5th | $845 | $952 | $1,213 | $1,511 | $1,629 |
| Leelanau County | 10th | $731 | $822 | $1,057 | $1,336 | $1,800 |
| Monroe County | 11th | $717 | $817 | $1,072 | $1,367 | $1,750 |
| Eaton County | 12th | $837 | $868 | $1,063 | $1,374 | $1,428 |
| Ingham County | 12th | $837 | $868 | $1,063 | $1,374 | $1,428 |
| Clinton County | 12th | $837 | $868 | $1,063 | $1,374 | $1,428 |
| Grand Traverse County | 15th | $750 | $914 | $1,085 | $1,321 | $1,458 |
| Kalamazoo County | 16th | $732 | $855 | $1,049 | $1,381 | $1,506 |
| Ionia County | 17th | $772 | $777 | $1,023 | $1,292 | $1,506 |
| Jackson County | 18th | $686 | $833 | $985 | $1,310 | $1,488 |
| Midland County | 19th | $715 | $746 | $978 | $1,313 | $1,399 |
| Benzie County | 20th | $696 | $764 | $1,006 | $1,224 | $1,419 |
| Calhoun County | 21st | $697 | $779 | $958 | $1,224 | $1,397 |
| Berrien County | 22nd | $718 | $736 | $957 | $1,229 | $1,366 |
| Muskegon County | 23rd | $672 | $764 | $993 | $1,242 | $1,334 |
| Allegan County | 24th | $734 | $738 | $972 | $1,254 | $1,306 |
| Emmet County | 25th | $652 | $745 | $975 | $1,197 | $1,385 |
| Montcalm County | 26th | $696 | $756 | $922 | $1,136 | $1,371 |
| Otsego County | 27th | $636 | $699 | $920 | $1,219 | $1,394 |
| Marquette County | 28th | $602 | $727 | $898 | $1,093 | $1,530 |
| Charlevoix County | 29th | $606 | $703 | $877 | $1,246 | $1,386 |
| Barry County | 30th | $605 | $736 | $905 | $1,269 | $1,298 |
| Cass County | 31st | $692 | $721 | $889 | $1,194 | $1,298 |
| Genesee County | 32nd | $646 | $745 | $938 | $1,171 | $1,268 |
| Lenawee County | 33rd | $617 | $706 | $892 | $1,191 | $1,353 |
| Saginaw County | 34th | $623 | $707 | $931 | $1,186 | $1,251 |
| Iosco County | 35th | $676 | $681 | $826 | $1,100 | $1,407 |
| Manistee County | 36th | $691 | $696 | $916 | $1,143 | $1,231 |
| Houghton County | 37th | $573 | $680 | $826 | $1,174 | $1,407 |
| Antrim County | 38th | $572 | $727 | $855 | $1,106 | $1,382 |
| Bay County | 39th | $629 | $686 | $876 | $1,150 | $1,269 |
| Delta County | 40th | $623 | $628 | $826 | $1,103 | $1,407 |
| Menominee County | 41st | $624 | $688 | $826 | $1,163 | $1,267 |
| Shiawassee County | 42nd | $648 | $652 | $858 | $1,162 | $1,212 |
| Gratiot County | 43rd | $552 | $660 | $826 | $1,073 | $1,407 |
| Wexford County | 44th | $589 | $663 | $852 | $1,101 | $1,290 |
| Tuscola County | 45th | $571 | $689 | $826 | $1,151 | $1,256 |
| Alpena County | 46th | $571 | $668 | $826 | $1,108 | $1,310 |
| Clare County | 47th | $571 | $628 | $826 | $1,084 | $1,371 |
| Alcona County | 48th | $588 | $717 | $826 | $1,086 | $1,261 |
| Mecosta County | 49th | $571 | $707 | $826 | $1,050 | $1,320 |
| Arenac County | 50th | $576 | $648 | $826 | $1,170 | $1,250 |
| Montmorency County | 51st | $571 | $726 | $826 | $1,169 | $1,174 |
| Mason County | 52nd | $652 | $662 | $871 | $1,094 | $1,170 |
| Mackinac County | 53rd | $571 | $731 | $826 | $1,032 | $1,277 |
| Lake County | 54th | $571 | $682 | $826 | $1,174 | $1,178 |
| Chippewa County | 54th | $594 | $675 | $888 | $1,081 | $1,193 |
| Gogebic County | 56th | $571 | $653 | $826 | $1,174 | $1,185 |
| Isabella County | 57th | $674 | $706 | $828 | $1,084 | $1,112 |
| Roscommon County | 58th | $623 | $628 | $826 | $1,105 | $1,217 |
| Crawford County | 59th | $586 | $697 | $873 | $1,069 | $1,173 |
| Keweenaw County | 60th | $571 | $653 | $826 | $1,169 | $1,174 |
| Newaygo County | 61st | $578 | $656 | $864 | $1,087 | $1,195 |
| Missaukee County | 62nd | $604 | $663 | $873 | $1,062 | $1,173 |
| Oceana County | 63rd | $613 | $635 | $836 | $1,031 | $1,246 |
| Presque Isle County | 64th | $571 | $628 | $826 | $1,071 | $1,261 |
| Cheboygan County | 65th | $584 | $663 | $873 | $1,062 | $1,173 |
| Van Buren County | 66th | $590 | $653 | $855 | $1,099 | $1,149 |
| Oscoda County | 67th | $571 | $708 | $826 | $1,061 | $1,174 |
| Alger County | 68th | $583 | $687 | $843 | $1,026 | $1,198 |
| St. Joseph County | 69th | $571 | $643 | $826 | $1,115 | $1,180 |
| Iron County | 70th | $552 | $628 | $826 | $1,150 | $1,174 |
| Osceola County | 71st | $571 | $628 | $826 | $1,034 | $1,265 |
| Baraga County | 72nd | $644 | $651 | $826 | $1,005 | $1,189 |
| Branch County | 73rd | $650 | $654 | $828 | $1,067 | $1,112 |
| Luce County | 74th | $593 | $651 | $857 | $1,043 | $1,151 |
| Ogemaw County | 75th | $613 | $731 | $826 | $1,012 | $1,110 |
| Schoolcraft County | 76th | $571 | $628 | $826 | $1,089 | $1,174 |
| Gladwin County | 77th | $552 | $632 | $826 | $1,125 | $1,152 |
| Ontonagon County | 78th | $571 | $709 | $826 | $1,005 | $1,174 |
| Sanilac County | 79th | $582 | $628 | $826 | $1,080 | $1,152 |
| Huron County | 80th | $633 | $645 | $826 | $1,014 | $1,116 |
| Kalkaska County | 81st | $552 | $628 | $826 | $1,084 | $1,140 |
| Hillsdale County | 82nd | $575 | $631 | $831 | $1,036 | $1,136 |
| Dickinson County | 83rd | $571 | $690 | $826 | $1,006 | $1,110 |
More on Michigan
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Fair Market Rents are estimated by the HUD.