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Michigan Fair Market Rents

2023 Fair Market Rents

2023 FMRs in Michigan by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.

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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

36th
Rank
$659
Studio
$736
1-person
$923
2-person
$1,193
3-person
$1,333
4-person
Counties in Michigan (83)
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

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