Rent Affordability for A Pharmacist in Michigan
A typical pharmacist in Michigan earns about $127,440 a year, which supports approximately $3,186 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. 106 of 107 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 1 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevensville, MI | $938/mo | 8.8% | very comfortable |
| Flint, MI | $969/mo | 9.1% | very comfortable |
| Bay City, MI | $964/mo | 9.1% | very comfortable |
| River Rouge, MI | $1,000/mo | 9.4% | very comfortable |
| Paw Paw, MI | $995/mo | 9.4% | very comfortable |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | $1,010/mo | 9.5% | very comfortable |
| Port Huron, MI | $1,036/mo | 9.8% | very comfortable |
| Melvindale, MI | $1,078/mo | 10.2% | very comfortable |
| Grand Blanc, MI | $1,080/mo | 10.2% | very comfortable |
| Niles, MI | $1,094/mo | 10.3% | very comfortable |
| Ecorse, MI | $1,089/mo | 10.3% | very comfortable |
| Adrian, MI | $1,100/mo | 10.4% | very comfortable |
| Muskegon Heights, MI | $1,125/mo | 10.6% | very comfortable |
| Saginaw, MI | $1,137/mo | 10.7% | very comfortable |
| Jackson, MI | $1,140/mo | 10.7% | very comfortable |
| Battle Creek, MI | $1,146/mo | 10.8% | very comfortable |
| Monroe, MI | $1,153/mo | 10.9% | very comfortable |
| Romulus, MI | $1,195/mo | 11.3% | very comfortable |
| Muskegon, MI | $1,207/mo | 11.4% | very comfortable |
| Wyandotte, MI | $1,206/mo | 11.4% | very comfortable |
| Riverview, MI | $1,210/mo | 11.4% | very comfortable |
| Lansing, MI | $1,230/mo | 11.6% | very comfortable |
| Mount Clemens, MI | $1,247/mo | 11.7% | very comfortable |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $1,253/mo | 11.8% | very comfortable |
| Harrison Township, MI | $1,254/mo | 11.8% | very comfortable |
| East Lansing, MI | $1,261/mo | 11.9% | very comfortable |
| Lincoln Park, MI | $1,263/mo | 11.9% | very comfortable |
| Westland, MI | $1,276/mo | 12% | very comfortable |
| Wayne, MI | $1,281/mo | 12.1% | very comfortable |
| Pontiac, MI | $1,296/mo | 12.2% | very comfortable |
| Inkster, MI | $1,293/mo | 12.2% | very comfortable |
| Trenton, MI | $1,295/mo | 12.2% | very comfortable |
| Marshall, MI | $1,300/mo | 12.2% | very comfortable |
| Waterford, MI | $1,297/mo | 12.2% | very comfortable |
| Clinton Township, MI | $1,291/mo | 12.2% | very comfortable |
| Roseville, MI | $1,313/mo | 12.4% | very comfortable |
| Warren, MI | $1,337/mo | 12.6% | very comfortable |
| Northview, MI | $1,340/mo | 12.6% | very comfortable |
| Detroit, MI | $1,356/mo | 12.8% | very comfortable |
| Belleville, MI | $1,372/mo | 12.9% | very comfortable |
| Fraser, MI | $1,400/mo | 13.2% | very comfortable |
| Eastpointe, MI | $1,408/mo | 13.3% | very comfortable |
| Farmington Hills, MI | $1,435/mo | 13.5% | very comfortable |
| Ypsilanti, MI | $1,435/mo | 13.5% | very comfortable |
| Oak Park, MI | $1,445/mo | 13.6% | very comfortable |
| Harper Woods, MI | $1,445/mo | 13.6% | very comfortable |
| Fenton, MI | $1,444/mo | 13.6% | very comfortable |
| Lapeer, MI | $1,440/mo | 13.6% | very comfortable |
| Grand Ledge, MI | $1,443/mo | 13.6% | very comfortable |
| Dearborn Heights, MI | $1,459/mo | 13.7% | very comfortable |
| Grosse Pointe Park, MI | $1,458/mo | 13.7% | very comfortable |
| Marquette, MI | $1,476/mo | 13.9% | very comfortable |
| Taylor, MI | $1,482/mo | 14% | very comfortable |
| Midland, MI | $1,483/mo | 14% | very comfortable |
| Madison Heights, MI | $1,496/mo | 14.1% | very comfortable |
| Hazel Park, MI | $1,496/mo | 14.1% | very comfortable |
| Portage, MI | $1,505/mo | 14.2% | very comfortable |
| Allendale, MI | $1,523/mo | 14.3% | very comfortable |
| Southfield, MI | $1,533/mo | 14.4% | very comfortable |
| Walker, MI | $1,531/mo | 14.4% | very comfortable |
| Redford, MI | $1,576/mo | 14.8% | very comfortable |
| Saint Clair Shores, MI | $1,571/mo | 14.8% | very comfortable |
| Grand Haven, MI | $1,584/mo | 14.9% | very comfortable |
| Sterling Heights, MI | $1,591/mo | 15% | very comfortable |
| Wyoming, MI | $1,607/mo | 15.1% | very comfortable |
| Garden City, MI | $1,606/mo | 15.1% | very comfortable |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $1,627/mo | 15.3% | very comfortable |
| Kentwood, MI | $1,620/mo | 15.3% | very comfortable |
| Southgate, MI | $1,621/mo | 15.3% | very comfortable |
| Shelby Township, MI | $1,645/mo | 15.5% | very comfortable |
| Livonia, MI | $1,662/mo | 15.6% | very comfortable |
| Clarkston, MI | $1,664/mo | 15.7% | very comfortable |
| Dearborn, MI | $1,705/mo | 16.1% | very comfortable |
| Holt, MI | $1,733/mo | 16.3% | very comfortable |
| Rochester, MI | $1,726/mo | 16.3% | very comfortable |
| Auburn Hills, MI | $1,754/mo | 16.5% | very comfortable |
| Ferndale, MI | $1,747/mo | 16.5% | very comfortable |
| Grandville, MI | $1,766/mo | 16.6% | very comfortable |
| Saint Joseph, MI | $1,778/mo | 16.7% | very comfortable |
| Chesterfield, MI | $1,781/mo | 16.8% | very comfortable |
| Rochester Hills, MI | $1,800/mo | 16.9% | very comfortable |
| Holland, MI | $1,792/mo | 16.9% | very comfortable |
| Greenville, MI | $1,797/mo | 16.9% | very comfortable |
| Spring Lake, MI | $1,808/mo | 17% | very comfortable |
| Troy, MI | $1,861/mo | 17.5% | very comfortable |
| Novi, MI | $1,857/mo | 17.5% | very comfortable |
| Plymouth, MI | $1,859/mo | 17.5% | very comfortable |
| Northville, MI | $1,855/mo | 17.5% | very comfortable |
| Saline, MI | $1,908/mo | 18% | very comfortable |
| Dewitt, MI | $1,924/mo | 18.1% | very comfortable |
| Brownstown, MI | $1,950/mo | 18.4% | very comfortable |
| Superior, MI | $1,954/mo | 18.4% | very comfortable |
| Canton, MI | $1,965/mo | 18.5% | very comfortable |
| Traverse City, MI | $2,005/mo | 18.9% | very comfortable |
| Washington, MI | $2,065/mo | 19.4% | very comfortable |
| Howell, MI | $2,068/mo | 19.5% | very comfortable |
| Berkley, MI | $2,080/mo | 19.6% | very comfortable |
| Zeeland, MI | $2,091/mo | 19.7% | very comfortable |
| West Bloomfield, MI | $2,115/mo | 19.9% | very comfortable |
| Macomb, MI | $2,109/mo | 19.9% | very comfortable |
| Royal Oak, MI | $2,150/mo | 20.2% | affordable |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $2,159/mo | 20.3% | affordable |
| Commerce Township, MI | $2,206/mo | 20.8% | affordable |
| Bloomfield Hills, MI | $2,235/mo | 21% | affordable |
| New Hudson, MI | $2,227/mo | 21% | affordable |
| Brighton, MI | $2,246/mo | 21.1% | affordable |
| Birmingham, MI | $3,221/mo | 30.3% | stretched |