Fair market rents · FY 2027 · effective October 1, 2026
Michigan fair market rents, FY 2027
The 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in the median Michigan county is $1,085 a month for FY 2027, from $1,014 to $1,804 across the state. The typical county moved +4.2% from FY 2026 and +35.6% over five years; weighted by population, the state average moved +3.9%. The most populous HUD area, Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI, is at $1,459 for a 2-bedroom.
FMRs are HUD's estimate of the 40th percentile gross rent (rent plus utilities) paid by recent movers into standard-quality units. Housing agencies set voucher payment standards from them. Source: HUD FY 2027 FMR file, 91 FR 56156 (published September 1, 2026). This site is not HUD.
| FY | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BR | $835 | $866 | $886 | $894 | $952 | $980 | $1,108 | $1,188 | $1,251 | $1,310 | $1,361 |
ZIP-level rents required: Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI is a mandatory Small Area FMR metro, so voucher payment standards there come from the ZIP figure, not the area figure below. Use the ZIP lookup, or see all 65 mandatory metros.
Every HUD rent area in Michigan, FY 2027
77 HUD FMR areas cover 83 counties; 24 are metro areas. Monthly gross rent by bedroom count. The trend line is the 2-bedroom FMR from FY 2017 to FY 2027 for the most populous member.
Biggest one-year move up: Branch County, MI, +12.3%. Biggest move down: Niles, MI, −2.7%. HUD caps a one-year drop at 10%.
| HUD area | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | 1 yr | 5 yr | FY17 to FY27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | 723 | 822 | 1,014 | 1,363 | 1,426 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Alger County | 759 | 813 | 1,064 | 1,268 | 1,496 | −0.7% | +40.6% | |
| Allegan County | 984 | 991 | 1,296 | 1,586 | 1,862 | +2.3% | +45.6% | |
| Alpena County | 723 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,247 | 1,695 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Ann Arbor | 1,458 | 1,503 | 1,804 | 2,164 | 2,371 | +8.9% | +42.9% | |
| Antrim County | 882 | 965 | 1,159 | 1,381 | 1,711 | −0.3% | +53.1% | |
| Arenac County | 706 | 790 | 1,014 | 1,351 | 1,695 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Baraga County | 723 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,208 | 1,333 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Barry County | 1,034 | 1,041 | 1,362 | 1,704 | 2,061 | +2.1% | +64.1% | |
| Battle Creek | 863 | 1,032 | 1,233 | 1,469 | 1,653 | +4.8% | +46.6% | |
| Bay City | 830 | 835 | 1,055 | 1,429 | 1,537 | +2.4% | +34.2% | |
| Benzie County | 937 | 943 | 1,234 | 1,635 | 1,874 | +0.8% | +40.7% | |
| Branch County | 964 | 984 | 1,093 | 1,479 | 1,503 | +12.3% | +37.3% | |
| Cass County | 869 | 974 | 1,095 | 1,393 | 1,830 | +10.3% | +29.6% | |
| Charlevoix County | 798 | 855 | 1,119 | 1,549 | 1,619 | +7.7% | +35.6% | |
| Cheboygan County | 788 | 844 | 1,104 | 1,315 | 1,490 | +4.7% | +42.3% | |
| Chippewa County | 726 | 863 | 1,042 | 1,242 | 1,369 | −2.3% | +30.2% | |
| Clare County | 743 | 797 | 1,042 | 1,242 | 1,464 | +5.7% | +37.6% | |
| Crawford County | 764 | 867 | 1,097 | 1,307 | 1,542 | +5.7% | +36.4% | |
| Delta County | 770 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,347 | 1,688 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Detroit-Warren-LivoniaZLapeer, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Wayne | 1,047 | 1,167 | 1,459 | 1,777 | 1,929 | +3.4% | +34.6% | |
| Dickinson County | 723 | 879 | 1,014 | 1,258 | 1,469 | +4.2% | +31.7% | |
| Emmet County | 1,015 | 1,021 | 1,336 | 1,592 | 1,756 | +8.2% | +49.1% | |
| Flint | 792 | 939 | 1,133 | 1,391 | 1,613 | +9.7% | +38.0% | |
| Gladwin County | 723 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,404 | 1,568 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Gogebic County | 706 | 816 | 1,014 | 1,404 | 1,495 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming | 1,306 | 1,365 | 1,630 | 2,113 | 2,417 | +6.5% | +56.6% | |
| Grand Traverse County | 1,181 | 1,188 | 1,436 | 1,883 | 1,928 | +5.8% | +42.3% | |
| Gratiot County | 726 | 778 | 1,018 | 1,344 | 1,454 | +4.6% | +34.5% | |
| Hillsdale County | 712 | 781 | 1,022 | 1,274 | 1,343 | +2.0% | +26.0% | |
| Holland-Grand Haven | 1,077 | 1,357 | 1,546 | 1,947 | 2,306 | +1.8% | +59.2% | |
| Houghton County | 801 | 806 | 1,033 | 1,430 | 1,727 | +6.2% | +36.5% | |
| Huron County | 723 | 855 | 1,014 | 1,293 | 1,333 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Ionia County | 862 | 946 | 1,238 | 1,579 | 1,930 | +2.4% | +40.0% | |
| Iosco County | 894 | 916 | 1,014 | 1,404 | 1,695 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Iron County | 808 | 865 | 1,132 | 1,349 | 1,488 | +6.0% | +49.5% | |
| Isabella County | 883 | 888 | 1,059 | 1,385 | 1,428 | +4.5% | +30.7% | |
| Jackson | 896 | 984 | 1,201 | 1,576 | 1,578 | +3.1% | +38.7% | |
| Kalamazoo-Portage | 885 | 1,013 | 1,158 | 1,545 | 1,637 | −0.3% | +31.7% | |
| Kalkaska County | 813 | 818 | 1,014 | 1,404 | 1,426 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Keweenaw County | 723 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,283 | 1,426 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Lake County | 763 | 817 | 1,069 | 1,418 | 1,775 | +7.5% | +41.2% | |
| Lansing-East LansingClinton, Eaton, Ingham | 1,036 | 1,054 | 1,323 | 1,685 | 1,739 | +4.3% | +41.3% | |
| Leelanau County | 1,308 | 1,316 | 1,500 | 1,787 | 1,971 | +0.2% | +60.8% | |
| Lenawee County | 832 | 913 | 1,195 | 1,504 | 1,571 | +2.5% | +46.6% | |
| Livingston County | 1,168 | 1,291 | 1,477 | 2,045 | 2,366 | +1.4% | +31.3% | |
| Luce County | 723 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,208 | 1,403 | +2.6% | +33.6% | |
| Mackinac County | 803 | 808 | 1,057 | 1,287 | 1,486 | +3.3% | +39.6% | |
| Manistee County | 761 | 822 | 1,067 | 1,360 | 1,402 | +1.8% | +26.1% | |
| Marquette County | 835 | 1,012 | 1,199 | 1,429 | 1,696 | +5.5% | +43.6% | |
| Mason County | 774 | 859 | 1,085 | 1,430 | 1,437 | +5.8% | +40.2% | |
| Mecosta County | 758 | 863 | 1,063 | 1,323 | 1,644 | +5.2% | +38.8% | |
| Menominee County | 745 | 817 | 1,014 | 1,404 | 1,426 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Midland | 920 | 936 | 1,205 | 1,498 | 1,790 | +1.0% | +38.5% | |
| Missaukee County | 723 | 863 | 1,014 | 1,273 | 1,333 | +4.2% | +22.8% | |
| Monroe | 908 | 997 | 1,304 | 1,595 | 2,153 | −1.7% | +38.6% | |
| Montcalm County | 822 | 1,001 | 1,181 | 1,450 | 1,560 | −1.8% | +51.0% | |
| Montmorency County | 723 | 931 | 1,014 | 1,404 | 1,426 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores | 937 | 982 | 1,285 | 1,534 | 1,689 | +4.0% | +50.3% | |
| Newaygo County | 733 | 786 | 1,028 | 1,423 | 1,445 | +5.3% | +27.1% | |
| Niles | 802 | 887 | 1,152 | 1,512 | 1,514 | −2.7% | +36.3% | |
| Oceana County | 723 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,217 | 1,595 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Ogemaw County | 737 | 841 | 1,033 | 1,231 | 1,358 | +4.4% | +36.5% | |
| Ontonagon County | 723 | 931 | 1,014 | 1,208 | 1,469 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Osceola County | 748 | 801 | 1,048 | 1,249 | 1,377 | +6.6% | +38.4% | |
| Oscoda County | 723 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,283 | 1,426 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Otsego County | 938 | 944 | 1,192 | 1,511 | 1,676 | +8.4% | +35.5% | |
| Presque Isle County | 706 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,208 | 1,600 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Roscommon County | 723 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,232 | 1,695 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Saginaw | 795 | 893 | 1,141 | 1,466 | 1,500 | +2.1% | +37.0% | |
| Sanilac County | 723 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,290 | 1,333 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Schoolcraft County | 723 | 881 | 1,014 | 1,317 | 1,426 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Shiawassee County | 798 | 829 | 1,085 | 1,457 | 1,644 | +1.8% | +40.9% | |
| St. Joseph County | 752 | 800 | 1,046 | 1,382 | 1,461 | +2.6% | +37.6% | |
| Tuscola County | 706 | 839 | 1,014 | 1,340 | 1,535 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Van Buren County | 724 | 795 | 1,040 | 1,370 | 1,425 | +2.4% | +31.1% | |
| Wexford County | 800 | 878 | 1,149 | 1,412 | 1,707 | +6.0% | +45.3% |
Dollars per month, FY 2027 file as published September 1, 2026; rows marked R show FY 2026. "1 yr" compares the FY 2027 2BR with FY 2026, "5 yr" with FY 2022. HUD's methods changed over these years, so part of any move is method, not market. Area names are HUD's.
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Using these numbers on a rental
The FMR sets the range for voucher payments; it is not a rent estimate for your unit. A housing agency picks a payment standard between 90% and 110% of it, then checks your asking rent against similar unassisted units nearby. Both figures cover rent plus utilities, so the agency's allowance for any utilities the tenant pays comes off the top.
Take a 2-bedroom at $1,085, a payment standard at 100% of FMR, and a $150 utility allowance (an example; each agency publishes its own schedule). Then the voucher can cover a contract rent of up to $935 ($1,085 minus $150), with the tenant paying the usual 30% of income. How to underwrite with FMR works through the rest.