Rents are 8% below what Inkster'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 $1,211 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 Inkster is 0.4% below its high of $1,216 in August 2025, at $1,211 as of September 2026.
Rent in Inkster changed +0.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 79 Michigan cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.1%.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($39,252) is $981 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($990).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Inkster. 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
Inkster, MI is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 13.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Inkster, MI has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Inkster, MI paid around $861 a month. That figure now sits near $1,211, up 40.7% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $34,122 in 2021 to $39,252 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Inkster, MI losing about 421 residents over the five-year window, down 1.6% on net. The renter share has eased from 58.4% to 53.2%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 11.1% to 13.1% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Inkster, MI market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Inkster is $1,211/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $990/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,370/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,080/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,680/mo.
At 37% of local median household income ($39,252/yr), Inkster ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.8% over the past year.
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At $1,211/mo, rent takes ~37% of Inkster's median household income ($39,252/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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