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. 97 of 107 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 10 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Stevensville, MI$938/mo13.4%very comfortable
Flint, MI$957/mo13.7%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
Port Huron, MI$1,005/mo14.4%very comfortable
Adrian, MI$1,032/mo14.7%very comfortable
Mount Pleasant, MI$1,051/mo15%very comfortable
Grand Blanc, MI$1,076/mo15.4%very comfortable
Niles, MI$1,094/mo15.6%very comfortable
Ecorse, MI$1,089/mo15.6%very comfortable
Jackson, MI$1,104/mo15.8%very comfortable
Melvindale, MI$1,113/mo15.9%very comfortable
Saginaw, MI$1,120/mo16%very comfortable
Muskegon Heights, MI$1,125/mo16.1%very comfortable
Battle Creek, MI$1,133/mo16.2%very comfortable
Monroe, MI$1,140/mo16.3%very comfortable
Marquette, MI$1,179/mo16.8%very comfortable
Waterford, MI$1,182/mo16.9%very comfortable
Kalamazoo, MI$1,217/mo17.4%very comfortable
Romulus, MI$1,225/mo17.5%very comfortable
Harrison Township, MI$1,222/mo17.5%very comfortable
Lansing, MI$1,231/mo17.6%very comfortable
Wyandotte, MI$1,256/mo17.9%very comfortable
Muskegon, MI$1,258/mo18%very comfortable
Wayne, MI$1,258/mo18%very comfortable
Mount Clemens, MI$1,260/mo18%very comfortable
Inkster, MI$1,268/mo18.1%very comfortable
Roseville, MI$1,278/mo18.3%very comfortable
Clinton Township, MI$1,283/mo18.3%very comfortable
Westland, MI$1,288/mo18.4%very comfortable
Pontiac, MI$1,297/mo18.5%very comfortable
East Lansing, MI$1,298/mo18.5%very comfortable
Trenton, MI$1,295/mo18.5%very comfortable
Marshall, MI$1,300/mo18.6%very comfortable
Detroit, MI$1,347/mo19.2%very comfortable
Warren, MI$1,353/mo19.3%very comfortable
Northview, MI$1,348/mo19.3%very comfortable
Ypsilanti, MI$1,371/mo19.6%very comfortable
Lapeer, MI$1,373/mo19.6%very comfortable
Lincoln Park, MI$1,376/mo19.7%very comfortable
Riverview, MI$1,381/mo19.7%very comfortable
Belleville, MI$1,380/mo19.7%very comfortable
Farmington Hills, MI$1,388/mo19.8%very comfortable
Fraser, MI$1,400/mo20%very comfortable
Eastpointe, MI$1,415/mo20.2%affordable
Allendale, MI$1,415/mo20.2%affordable
Midland, MI$1,433/mo20.5%affordable
Harper Woods, MI$1,437/mo20.5%affordable
Dearborn Heights, MI$1,465/mo20.9%affordable
Fenton, MI$1,460/mo20.9%affordable
Oak Park, MI$1,474/mo21.1%affordable
Grosse Pointe Park, MI$1,494/mo21.3%affordable
Taylor, MI$1,495/mo21.4%affordable
Southgate, MI$1,499/mo21.4%affordable
Madison Heights, MI$1,495/mo21.4%affordable
Hazel Park, MI$1,510/mo21.6%affordable
Walker, MI$1,523/mo21.8%affordable
Holt, MI$1,524/mo21.8%affordable
Southfield, MI$1,547/mo22.1%affordable
Spring Lake, MI$1,548/mo22.1%affordable
Sterling Heights, MI$1,554/mo22.2%affordable
Shelby Township, MI$1,555/mo22.2%affordable
Redford, MI$1,583/mo22.6%affordable
Saint Clair Shores, MI$1,591/mo22.7%affordable
Grand Rapids, MI$1,596/mo22.8%affordable
Portage, MI$1,602/mo22.9%affordable
Kentwood, MI$1,612/mo23%affordable
Wyoming, MI$1,621/mo23.2%affordable
Garden City, MI$1,630/mo23.3%affordable
Saint Joseph, MI$1,635/mo23.4%affordable
Grand Haven, MI$1,658/mo23.7%affordable
Clarkston, MI$1,656/mo23.7%affordable
Grand Ledge, MI$1,663/mo23.8%affordable
Holland, MI$1,679/mo24%affordable
Ferndale, MI$1,679/mo24%affordable
Livonia, MI$1,694/mo24.2%affordable
Dearborn, MI$1,736/mo24.8%affordable
Chesterfield, MI$1,752/mo25%affordable
Auburn Hills, MI$1,804/mo25.8%affordable
Rochester Hills, MI$1,812/mo25.9%affordable
Plymouth, MI$1,851/mo26.4%affordable
Rochester, MI$1,855/mo26.5%affordable
Northville, MI$1,854/mo26.5%affordable
Dewitt, MI$1,872/mo26.7%affordable
Troy, MI$1,877/mo26.8%affordable
Grandville, MI$1,919/mo27.4%affordable
Traverse City, MI$1,923/mo27.5%affordable
Novi, MI$1,931/mo27.6%affordable
Superior, MI$1,954/mo27.9%affordable
Saline, MI$1,957/mo28%affordable
Brownstown, MI$1,963/mo28%affordable
Canton, MI$1,992/mo28.5%affordable
Greenville, MI$2,000/mo28.6%affordable
Howell, MI$2,064/mo29.5%affordable
Washington, MI$2,072/mo29.6%affordable
Macomb, MI$2,098/mo30%affordable
Royal Oak, MI$2,128/mo30.4%stretched
Ann Arbor, MI$2,133/mo30.5%stretched
West Bloomfield, MI$2,139/mo30.6%stretched
Zeeland, MI$2,242/mo32%stretched
Berkley, MI$2,244/mo32.1%stretched
New Hudson, MI$2,317/mo33.1%stretched
Commerce Township, MI$2,324/mo33.2%stretched
Brighton, MI$2,351/mo33.6%stretched
Bloomfield Hills, MI$2,512/mo35.9%stretched
Birmingham, MI$2,806/mo40.1%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).