Rents are 7% below what Eastpointe's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,467 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
February. Asking rents in Eastpointe usually run 1.5% below trend in February and 1.7% above it in June, about $47 a month apart at today's median. Based on 6 years of data.
Rent in Eastpointe is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2020.
Rent in Eastpointe changed +5.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 79 Michigan cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.1%.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($62,325) is $1,558 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,490); a 3-bedroom is $1,830.
Roseville, 3 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,265/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Eastpointe. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. 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
Eastpointe, MI is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 15.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Eastpointe, MI has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Eastpointe, MI has increased from $1,135 to $1,467, a 29.3% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in Eastpointe, MI now reports about $62,325, up from $52,269 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Renters now make up 29.7% of households, compared with 31.5% five years ago. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Eastpointe, MI reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Eastpointe is $1,467/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,070/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,490/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,180/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,830/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($62,325/yr), Eastpointe ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.0% over the past year.
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