Rent Affordability for A Dental Hygienist in Michigan

A typical dental hygienist in Michigan earns about $84,010 a year, which supports approximately $2,100 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Michigan city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 98 of 107 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 9 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Stevensville, MI$938/mo13.4%very comfortable
Flint, MI$969/mo13.8%very comfortable
Bay City, MI$964/mo13.8%very comfortable
Paw Paw, MI$995/mo14.2%very comfortable
River Rouge, MI$1,000/mo14.3%very comfortable
Mount Pleasant, MI$1,010/mo14.4%very comfortable
Port Huron, MI$1,036/mo14.8%very comfortable
Melvindale, MI$1,078/mo15.4%very comfortable
Grand Blanc, MI$1,080/mo15.4%very comfortable
Niles, MI$1,094/mo15.6%very comfortable
Ecorse, MI$1,089/mo15.6%very comfortable
Adrian, MI$1,100/mo15.7%very comfortable
Muskegon Heights, MI$1,125/mo16.1%very comfortable
Saginaw, MI$1,137/mo16.2%very comfortable
Jackson, MI$1,140/mo16.3%very comfortable
Battle Creek, MI$1,146/mo16.4%very comfortable
Monroe, MI$1,153/mo16.5%very comfortable
Romulus, MI$1,195/mo17.1%very comfortable
Muskegon, MI$1,207/mo17.2%very comfortable
Wyandotte, MI$1,206/mo17.2%very comfortable
Riverview, MI$1,210/mo17.3%very comfortable
Lansing, MI$1,230/mo17.6%very comfortable
Mount Clemens, MI$1,247/mo17.8%very comfortable
Kalamazoo, MI$1,253/mo17.9%very comfortable
Harrison Township, MI$1,254/mo17.9%very comfortable
East Lansing, MI$1,261/mo18%very comfortable
Lincoln Park, MI$1,263/mo18%very comfortable
Westland, MI$1,276/mo18.2%very comfortable
Wayne, MI$1,281/mo18.3%very comfortable
Clinton Township, MI$1,291/mo18.4%very comfortable
Pontiac, MI$1,296/mo18.5%very comfortable
Inkster, MI$1,293/mo18.5%very comfortable
Trenton, MI$1,295/mo18.5%very comfortable
Waterford, MI$1,297/mo18.5%very comfortable
Marshall, MI$1,300/mo18.6%very comfortable
Roseville, MI$1,313/mo18.8%very comfortable
Warren, MI$1,337/mo19.1%very comfortable
Northview, MI$1,340/mo19.1%very comfortable
Detroit, MI$1,356/mo19.4%very comfortable
Belleville, MI$1,372/mo19.6%very comfortable
Fraser, MI$1,400/mo20%very comfortable
Eastpointe, MI$1,408/mo20.1%affordable
Farmington Hills, MI$1,435/mo20.5%affordable
Ypsilanti, MI$1,435/mo20.5%affordable
Oak Park, MI$1,445/mo20.6%affordable
Harper Woods, MI$1,445/mo20.6%affordable
Fenton, MI$1,444/mo20.6%affordable
Lapeer, MI$1,440/mo20.6%affordable
Grand Ledge, MI$1,443/mo20.6%affordable
Dearborn Heights, MI$1,459/mo20.8%affordable
Grosse Pointe Park, MI$1,458/mo20.8%affordable
Marquette, MI$1,476/mo21.1%affordable
Taylor, MI$1,482/mo21.2%affordable
Midland, MI$1,483/mo21.2%affordable
Madison Heights, MI$1,496/mo21.4%affordable
Hazel Park, MI$1,496/mo21.4%affordable
Portage, MI$1,505/mo21.5%affordable
Allendale, MI$1,523/mo21.8%affordable
Southfield, MI$1,533/mo21.9%affordable
Walker, MI$1,531/mo21.9%affordable
Saint Clair Shores, MI$1,571/mo22.4%affordable
Redford, MI$1,576/mo22.5%affordable
Grand Haven, MI$1,584/mo22.6%affordable
Sterling Heights, MI$1,591/mo22.7%affordable
Garden City, MI$1,606/mo22.9%affordable
Wyoming, MI$1,607/mo23%affordable
Kentwood, MI$1,620/mo23.1%affordable
Grand Rapids, MI$1,627/mo23.2%affordable
Southgate, MI$1,621/mo23.2%affordable
Shelby Township, MI$1,645/mo23.5%affordable
Livonia, MI$1,662/mo23.7%affordable
Clarkston, MI$1,664/mo23.8%affordable
Dearborn, MI$1,705/mo24.4%affordable
Rochester, MI$1,726/mo24.7%affordable
Holt, MI$1,733/mo24.8%affordable
Ferndale, MI$1,747/mo25%affordable
Auburn Hills, MI$1,754/mo25.1%affordable
Grandville, MI$1,766/mo25.2%affordable
Chesterfield, MI$1,781/mo25.4%affordable
Saint Joseph, MI$1,778/mo25.4%affordable
Holland, MI$1,792/mo25.6%affordable
Rochester Hills, MI$1,800/mo25.7%affordable
Greenville, MI$1,797/mo25.7%affordable
Spring Lake, MI$1,808/mo25.8%affordable
Novi, MI$1,857/mo26.5%affordable
Northville, MI$1,855/mo26.5%affordable
Troy, MI$1,861/mo26.6%affordable
Plymouth, MI$1,859/mo26.6%affordable
Saline, MI$1,908/mo27.3%affordable
Dewitt, MI$1,924/mo27.5%affordable
Brownstown, MI$1,950/mo27.9%affordable
Superior, MI$1,954/mo27.9%affordable
Canton, MI$1,965/mo28.1%affordable
Traverse City, MI$2,005/mo28.6%affordable
Howell, MI$2,068/mo29.5%affordable
Washington, MI$2,065/mo29.5%affordable
Berkley, MI$2,080/mo29.7%affordable
Zeeland, MI$2,091/mo29.9%affordable
Macomb, MI$2,109/mo30.1%stretched
West Bloomfield, MI$2,115/mo30.2%stretched
Royal Oak, MI$2,150/mo30.7%stretched
Ann Arbor, MI$2,159/mo30.8%stretched
Commerce Township, MI$2,206/mo31.5%stretched
New Hudson, MI$2,227/mo31.8%stretched
Bloomfield Hills, MI$2,235/mo31.9%stretched
Brighton, MI$2,246/mo32.1%stretched
Birmingham, MI$3,221/mo46%rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Michigan. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).