Official HUD Fair Market Rents for all 20 Michigan metro FMR areas. Median 3-bedroom benchmark across the state's metros: $1,469/mo. FMRs are 40th-percentile gross rents — treat them as floor benchmarks, not asking rents.
| Metro | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor | $1,327 | $1,346 | $1,607 | $1,936 | $2,131 |
| Battle Creek | $777 | $899 | $1,090 | $1,313 | $1,491 |
| Bay City | $764 | $769 | $976 | $1,305 | $1,406 |
| Cass County | $729 | $843 | $933 | $1,186 | $1,554 |
| Detroit | $991 | $1,090 | $1,378 | $1,688 | $1,827 |
| Flint | $691 | $806 | $986 | $1,215 | $1,397 |
| Grand Rapids | $1,163 | $1,209 | $1,443 | $1,880 | $2,057 |
| Holland | $953 | $1,197 | $1,363 | $1,750 | $1,990 |
| Ionia County | $806 | $896 | $1,175 | $1,429 | $1,773 |
| Jackson | $781 | $905 | $1,108 | $1,469 | $1,639 |
| Kalamazoo | $828 | $992 | $1,181 | $1,564 | $1,671 |
| Lansing | $870 | $905 | $1,127 | $1,465 | $1,494 |
| Livingston County | $968 | $1,216 | $1,411 | $1,972 | $2,212 |
| Midland | $870 | $872 | $1,137 | $1,472 | $1,529 |
| Monroe | $867 | $963 | $1,264 | $1,570 | $2,011 |
| Montcalm County | $740 | $883 | $1,058 | $1,297 | $1,403 |
| Muskegon | $797 | $879 | $1,153 | $1,408 | $1,529 |
| Niles | $790 | $878 | $1,152 | $1,488 | $1,527 |
| Saginaw | $712 | $791 | $1,038 | $1,344 | $1,376 |
| Shiawassee County | $714 | $719 | $943 | $1,264 | $1,373 |
Source: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, FY2025 Fair Market Rents for Michigan metro FMR areas. Compiled by AgenticREI.ai. Free to cite with a link.
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