Most Expensive Places to Rent in Michigan
80 cities ranked by average 2BR rent · HUD Fair Market Rents
The most expensive place to rent in Michigan is Ann Arbor, with an average 2-bedroom rent of $1,607/mo. Below are all 80 Michigan cities ranked from highest to lowest rent.
| # | City | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI MSA | $1,327 | $1,346 | $1,607 | $1,936 |
| 2 | Grand Rapids Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,163 | $1,209 | $1,443 | $1,880 |
| 3 | Livingston County Livingston County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area | $968 | $1,216 | $1,411 | $1,972 |
| 4 | Detroit Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area | $991 | $1,090 | $1,378 | $1,688 |
| 5 | Holland Holland-Grand Haven, MI HUD Metro FMR Area | $953 | $1,197 | $1,363 | $1,750 |
| 6 | Leelanau County Leelanau County, MI | $930 | $1,183 | $1,328 | $1,600 |
| 7 | Monroe Monroe, MI MSA | $867 | $963 | $1,264 | $1,570 |
| 8 | Grand Traverse County Grand Traverse County, MI | $1,045 | $1,051 | $1,252 | $1,544 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA | $828 | $992 | $1,181 | $1,564 |
| 10 | Ionia County Ionia County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area | $806 | $896 | $1,175 | $1,429 |
| 11 | Emmet County Emmet County, MI | $808 | $880 | $1,154 | $1,390 |
| 12 | Muskegon Muskegon, MI MSA | $797 | $879 | $1,153 | $1,408 |
| 13 | Niles Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA | $790 | $878 | $1,152 | $1,488 |
| 14 | Benzie County Benzie County, MI | $799 | $870 | $1,141 | $1,375 |
| 15 | Midland Midland, MI MSA | $870 | $872 | $1,137 | $1,472 |
| 16 | Lansing Lansing-East Lansing, MI HUD Metro FMR Area | $870 | $905 | $1,127 | $1,465 |
| 17 | Allegan County Allegan County, MI | $846 | $851 | $1,111 | $1,416 |
| 18 | Jackson Jackson, MI MSA | $781 | $905 | $1,108 | $1,469 |
| 19 | Battle Creek Battle Creek, MI MSA | $777 | $899 | $1,090 | $1,313 |
| 20 | Lenawee County Lenawee County, MI | $758 | $824 | $1,067 | $1,386 |
| 21 | Montcalm County Montcalm County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area | $740 | $883 | $1,058 | $1,297 |
| 22 | Marquette County Marquette County, MI | $723 | $893 | $1,054 | $1,270 |
| 23 | Antrim County Antrim County, MI | $714 | $835 | $1,041 | $1,254 |
| 24 | Barry County Barry County, MI | $728 | $793 | $1,040 | $1,412 |
| 25 | Saginaw Saginaw, MI MSA | $712 | $791 | $1,038 | $1,344 |
| 26 | Chippewa County Chippewa County, MI | $701 | $780 | $1,023 | $1,233 |
| 27 | Alger County Alger County, MI | $707 | $770 | $1,010 | $1,217 |
| 28 | Otsego County Otsego County, MI | $769 | $774 | $995 | $1,334 |
| 29 | Flint Flint, MI MSA | $691 | $806 | $986 | $1,215 |
| 30 | Manistee County Manistee County, MI | $745 | $750 | $984 | $1,237 |
| 31 | Cheboygan County Cheboygan County, MI | $674 | $749 | $983 | $1,184 |
| 32 | Bay City Bay City, MI MSA | $764 | $769 | $976 | $1,305 |
| 33 | Wexford County Wexford County, MI | $739 | $744 | $976 | $1,272 |
| 34 | Crawford County Crawford County, MI | $662 | $804 | $966 | $1,174 |
| 35 | Van Buren County Van Buren County, MI | $662 | $736 | $965 | $1,256 |
| 36 | Mason County Mason County, MI | $674 | $749 | $962 | $1,257 |
| 37 | Mecosta County Mecosta County, MI | $670 | $771 | $956 | $1,225 |
| 38 | Isabella County Isabella County, MI | $827 | $838 | $951 | $1,256 |
| 39 | Newaygo County Newaygo County, MI | $652 | $725 | $951 | $1,272 |
| 40 | Charlevoix County Charlevoix County, MI | $665 | $773 | $950 | $1,331 |
| 41 | St. Joseph County St. Joseph County, MI | $661 | $719 | $943 | $1,295 |
| 42 | Shiawassee County Shiawassee County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area | $714 | $719 | $943 | $1,264 |
| 43 | Hillsdale County Hillsdale County, MI | $707 | $711 | $933 | $1,188 |
| 44 | Houghton County Houghton County, MI | $776 | $780 | $933 | $1,307 |
| 45 | Huron County Huron County, MI | $640 | $761 | $933 | $1,146 |
| 46 | Iosco County Iosco County, MI | $750 | $754 | $933 | $1,213 |
| 47 | Iron County Iron County, MI | $654 | $711 | $933 | $1,151 |
| 48 | Kalkaska County Kalkaska County, MI | $654 | $718 | $933 | $1,261 |
| 49 | Keweenaw County Keweenaw County, MI | $654 | $805 | $933 | $1,307 |
| 50 | Lake County Lake County, MI | $654 | $749 | $933 | $1,307 |
| 51 | Baraga County Baraga County, MI | $707 | $711 | $933 | $1,124 |
| 52 | Arenac County Arenac County, MI | $654 | $711 | $933 | $1,290 |
| 53 | Luce County Luce County, MI | $654 | $711 | $933 | $1,124 |
| 54 | Mackinac County Mackinac County, MI | $707 | $711 | $933 | $1,124 |
| 55 | Alpena County Alpena County, MI | $640 | $745 | $933 | $1,165 |
| 56 | Alcona County Alcona County, MI | $654 | $813 | $933 | $1,294 |
| 57 | Cass County Cass County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area | $729 | $843 | $933 | $1,186 |
| 58 | Menominee County Menominee County, MI | $673 | $749 | $933 | $1,307 |
| 59 | Missaukee County Missaukee County, MI | $654 | $711 | $933 | $1,141 |
| 60 | Montmorency County Montmorency County, MI | $654 | $843 | $933 | $1,307 |
| 61 | Oceana County Oceana County, MI | $657 | $711 | $933 | $1,129 |
| 62 | Ogemaw County Ogemaw County, MI | $640 | $843 | $933 | $1,124 |
| 63 | Ontonagon County Ontonagon County, MI | $654 | $843 | $933 | $1,196 |
| 64 | Osceola County Osceola County, MI | $707 | $711 | $933 | $1,134 |
| 65 | Oscoda County Oscoda County, MI | $654 | $711 | $933 | $1,210 |
| 66 | Clare County Clare County, MI | $654 | $711 | $933 | $1,154 |
| 67 | Dickinson County Dickinson County, MI | $654 | $807 | $933 | $1,124 |
| 68 | Gladwin County Gladwin County, MI | $654 | $711 | $933 | $1,307 |
| 69 | Gogebic County Gogebic County, MI | $654 | $733 | $933 | $1,281 |
| 70 | Branch County Branch County, MI | $673 | $776 | $933 | $1,232 |
| 71 | Gratiot County Gratiot County, MI | $654 | $737 | $933 | $1,227 |
| 72 | Schoolcraft County Schoolcraft County, MI | $654 | $780 | $933 | $1,292 |
| 73 | Tuscola County Tuscola County, MI | $640 | $754 | $933 | $1,260 |
| 74 | Delta County Delta County, MI | $640 | $711 | $933 | $1,231 |
| 75 | Presque Isle County Presque Isle County, MI | $654 | $711 | $933 | $1,126 |
| 76 | Roscommon County Roscommon County, MI | $654 | $711 | $933 | $1,204 |
| 77 | Sanilac County Sanilac County, MI | $640 | $711 | $933 | $1,205 |
| 78 | Barry County Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area | $646 | $690 | $848 | $1,116 |
| 79 | Ionia County Ionia County, MI | $636 | $640 | $844 | $1,050 |
| 80 | Shiawassee County Shiawassee County, MI | $574 | $578 | $762 | $1,025 |