Rents are 4% below what Flint's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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 $927 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
April. Asking rents in Flint usually run 0.7% below trend in April and 1% above it in November, about $16 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Flint is 0.6% below its high of $933 in August 2026, at $927 as of September 2026.
Rent in Flint changed +6.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 79 Michigan cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.1%.
Rent rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($37,646) is $941 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($785); a 2-bedroom is $970.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Flint, 48532 ($1,001/mo), costs 6% more than the cheapest, 48507 ($945/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Flint. 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
Flint, MI is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 14.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Flint, MI has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Flint, MI has shifted from $709 to $927, up 30.7% since 2022. Census figures show median household income at $37,646 today, compared with $32,358 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Flint, MI losing about 3,137 residents over the five-year window, down 3.8% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 12.1% to 14.2% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Flint is $927/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $680/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $970/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $785/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,200/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($37,646/yr), Flint ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.1% over the past year.
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