Metro FMR · CBSA 19820 · HUD FY2026

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 17% above the US average.

$1,122
1-bedroom FMR
$1,411
2-bedroom FMR
+2.9%
YoY change
+17%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,411 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 20% above the US average, higher than 63% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#143
priciest of 387 US metros (2BR)
+20%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$56,440
income to afford it (30% rule)
+2.9%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Detroit-Warren-Livonia: #143 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $75,123, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 17.9% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Detroit-Warren-Livonia in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 4,375,604 residents, this is a large metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (+1.2%, Census ACS).

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 4.9%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

The Census ACS median gross rent across all rental units here is $1,162/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,411 runs 21.4% above that all-unit-types median. The two figures measure different things (ACS covers every rented unit; FMR targets a specific bedroom count), so a gap is expected, not an error.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the middle half of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 46.3% of the 510,146 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$1,009/mo

16.1% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,122/mo

17.9% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,411/mo

22.5% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,724/mo

27.5% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,868/mo

29.8% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·19820

Detroit-Warren-Livonia: $1,122/mo 1BR · #143 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 19820

  • CBSA 19820
  • 1BR-FMR $1,122
  • 2BR-FMR $1,411
  • RANK-MID #143
  • YOY-UP +2.9%
  • VSUS-ABOVE +17%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #14 MI
  • INC-ROOM 18%
  • POP-MEGA 4.4M
  • PHOTO-NEAR Ann Arbor
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,010–$1,234
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Ann Arbor ($265 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent burden

Where Detroit-Warren-Livonia sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,411 Top 37% higher than 63% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Below this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). This entry sits in this band. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

What this shows #143 of 387 HUD-tracked metro areas, 20% above the national 2-bedroom average. 51 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 19820

Counties inside Detroit-Warren-Livonia

Across 6 HUD counties in CBSA 19820, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,411–$1,457, 3% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Wayne County 2BR $1,411 · 1.8M Oakland County 2BR $1,411 · 1.3M Macomb County 2BR $1,411 · 878K Livingston County 2BR $1,457 · 194K St. Clair County 2BR $1,411 · 160K Lapeer County 2BR $1,411 · 89K

Detroit-Warren-Livonia studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #143 nationally

1BR $1,122 (+17% vs US, +2.9% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 19820.

Studio
$1,009
US avg $893
↑1.8% YoY +13% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,122
US avg $959
↑2.9% YoY +17% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,411
US avg $1,175
↑2.4% YoY +20% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,724
US avg $1,525
↑2.1% YoY +13% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,868
US avg $1,756
↑2.2% YoY +6% vs US

How Detroit-Warren-Livonia compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other MI metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Detroit-Warren-Livonia highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Detroit-Warren-Livonia: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Detroit-Warren-Livonia with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside MI (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside MI

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Lebanon
PA · 2 BR $1,411/mo
Aransas County
TX · 2 BR $1,407/mo
Rochester
MN · 2 BR $1,407/mo
Columbus
IN · 2 BR $1,415/mo

Burden % · outside MI

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Altoona
PA · 22.5% of income · 2 BR $1,138/mo
Jonesboro
AR · 22.5% of income · 2 BR $1,040/mo
Harrisburg-Carlisle
PA · 22.6% of income · 2 BR $1,493/mo
Columbus
GA · 22.6% of income · 2 BR $1,088/mo

Detroit-Warren-Livonia: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,122 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,411 and a studio is $1,009.
How does Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 17% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,122 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Detroit-Warren-Livonia rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,411 ranks #143 most expensive among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Detroit-Warren-Livonia metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 19820, but 6 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,411–$1,457 for a 2-bedroom (3% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Detroit-Warren-Livonia's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (+1.2%, Census ACS). The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 4.9%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

Compare Detroit-Warren-Livonia vs Ann Arbor →

What this means for renters

Treat Detroit-Warren-Livonia's FY2026 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

  • Budget to roughly 30% of income: the FY2026 1-bedroom FMR of $1,122 implies about $44,880/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Detroit-Warren-Livonia stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Ann Arbor
  • See where Detroit-Warren-Livonia ranks nationally on rent. National rankings

Fair Market Rent is HUD's 40th-percentile policy benchmark used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. This is a metro-wide figure across 6 counties; actual asking rents in any specific county can run higher or lower, and HUD updates FMRs once a year. This site is informational and not financial or relocation advice.

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $1,122/mo · 1BR MI

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