FMRFinder

Michigan fair market rent by county

Michigan · FY2027 · 83 listed places · 77 HUD FMR areas

$1,085median 2BR

From $1,014 in Tuscola County to $1,804 in Washtenaw County

FY2026 → FY2027: median +4.2% · 76 up, 7 down · largest Branch County +12.3% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $72,160 a year in Washtenaw County and $40,560 in Tuscola County.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$798$31,920$15.35
1 bedroom$878$35,120$16.88
2 bedrooms$1,085$43,400$20.87
3 bedrooms$1,404$56,160$27.00
4 bedrooms$1,595$63,800$30.67

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed Michigan places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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