Metro FMR · CBSA 29620 · HUD FY2026

Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA metro area - 6% above the US average.

$1,012
1-bedroom FMR
$1,268
2-bedroom FMR
+11.8%
YoY change
+6%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA area rents at $1,268 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 8% above the US average, lower than 55% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#175
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
+8%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$50,720
income to afford it (30% rule)
+11.8%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Lansing-East Lansing: #175 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $70,886, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 17.1% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

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

With 470,861 residents, this is a mid-sized metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

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.

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

$973/mo

16.5% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,012/mo

17.1% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,268/mo

21.5% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,627/mo

27.5% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,679/mo

28.4% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·29620

Lansing-East Lansing: $1,012/mo 1BR · #175 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 29620

  • CBSA 29620
  • 1BR-FMR $1,012
  • 2BR-FMR $1,268
  • RANK-MID #175
  • YOY-SURGE +11.8%
  • VSUS-NEAR +6%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #12 MI
  • INC-ROOM 17%
  • POP-MAJOR 471K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Ann Arbor
  • VOUCH-90-110 $911–$1,113
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Ann Arbor ($375 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Lansing-East Lansing sits among every US metro

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

$1,268 higher than 45% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $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.

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

CBSA 29620

Counties inside Lansing-East Lansing

Across 3 HUD counties in CBSA 29620, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,268–$1,268, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Ingham County 2BR $1,268 · 283K Eaton County 2BR $1,268 · 109K Clinton County 2BR $1,268 · 79K

Lansing-East Lansing studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #175 most affordable

1BR $1,012 (+6% vs US, +11.8% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 29620.

Studio
$973
US avg $893
↑11.8% YoY +9% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,012
US avg $959
↑11.8% YoY +6% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,268
US avg $1,175
↑12.5% YoY +8% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,627
US avg $1,525
↑11.1% YoY +7% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,679
US avg $1,756
↑12.4% YoY -4% vs US

How Lansing-East Lansing compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other MI metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Lansing-East Lansing highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

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

Lansing-East Lansing: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Lansing-East Lansing 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).

Akron
OH · 2 BR $1,268/mo
Pueblo
CO · 2 BR $1,269/mo
Birmingham-Hoover
AL · 2 BR $1,266/mo
Sebring
FL · 2 BR $1,271/mo

Burden % · outside MI

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

Lima
OH · 21.4% of income · 2 BR $1,108/mo
Kennewick-Richland
WA · 21.5% of income · 2 BR $1,538/mo
Columbus
OH · 21.5% of income · 2 BR $1,430/mo
Wichita Falls
TX · 21.4% of income · 2 BR $1,136/mo

Lansing-East Lansing: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA is $1,012 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,268 and a studio is $973.
How does Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA metro area is 6% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,012 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Lansing-East Lansing rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,268 ranks #175 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Lansing-East Lansing metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 29620, but 3 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,268–$1,268 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

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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 $1,012/mo · 1BR MI

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