Rents are right about where Auburn Hills's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,799 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Auburn Hills is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in June 2022.
Rent in Auburn Hills changed +5.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 79 Michigan cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.1%.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($84,375) is $2,109 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,080).
Pontiac, 3 miles away, rents for 25% less ($1,351/mo), about $5,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Auburn Hills. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Auburn Hills, MI is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, 49.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Auburn Hills, MI has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Auburn Hills, MI has shifted from $1,718 to $1,799, up 4.7% since 2023. Median household income climbed from $73,641 to $84,375 between 2021 and 2024, a 14.6% shift. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Auburn Hills, MI adding about 903 residents over the five-year window, up 3.7% on net. The renter share has eased from 51.4% to 48.7%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 47.1% to 49.6% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in Auburn Hills, MI reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Auburn Hills rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Auburn Hills is $1,799/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,130/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,570/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,240/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,920/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($84,375/yr), Auburn Hills ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.1% over the past year.
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At $1,799/mo, rent takes ~26% of Auburn Hills's median household income ($84,375/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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