Rent Affordability for A Police Officer in Michigan

A typical police officer in Michigan earns about $74,179 a year, which supports approximately $1,854 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. 84 of 107 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 23 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Stevensville, MI$938/mo15.2%very comfortable
Bay City, MI$964/mo15.6%very comfortable
Flint, MI$969/mo15.7%very comfortable
Paw Paw, MI$995/mo16.1%very comfortable
River Rouge, MI$1,000/mo16.2%very comfortable
Mount Pleasant, MI$1,010/mo16.3%very comfortable
Port Huron, MI$1,036/mo16.8%very comfortable
Melvindale, MI$1,078/mo17.4%very comfortable
Grand Blanc, MI$1,080/mo17.5%very comfortable
Ecorse, MI$1,089/mo17.6%very comfortable
Niles, MI$1,094/mo17.7%very comfortable
Adrian, MI$1,100/mo17.8%very comfortable
Muskegon Heights, MI$1,125/mo18.2%very comfortable
Saginaw, MI$1,137/mo18.4%very comfortable
Jackson, MI$1,140/mo18.4%very comfortable
Battle Creek, MI$1,146/mo18.5%very comfortable
Monroe, MI$1,153/mo18.7%very comfortable
Romulus, MI$1,195/mo19.3%very comfortable
Muskegon, MI$1,207/mo19.5%very comfortable
Wyandotte, MI$1,206/mo19.5%very comfortable
Riverview, MI$1,210/mo19.6%very comfortable
Lansing, MI$1,230/mo19.9%very comfortable
Mount Clemens, MI$1,247/mo20.2%affordable
Kalamazoo, MI$1,253/mo20.3%affordable
Harrison Township, MI$1,254/mo20.3%affordable
East Lansing, MI$1,261/mo20.4%affordable
Lincoln Park, MI$1,263/mo20.4%affordable
Westland, MI$1,276/mo20.6%affordable
Wayne, MI$1,281/mo20.7%affordable
Inkster, MI$1,293/mo20.9%affordable
Trenton, MI$1,295/mo20.9%affordable
Clinton Township, MI$1,291/mo20.9%affordable
Pontiac, MI$1,296/mo21%affordable
Marshall, MI$1,300/mo21%affordable
Waterford, MI$1,297/mo21%affordable
Roseville, MI$1,313/mo21.2%affordable
Warren, MI$1,337/mo21.6%affordable
Northview, MI$1,340/mo21.7%affordable
Detroit, MI$1,356/mo21.9%affordable
Belleville, MI$1,372/mo22.2%affordable
Fraser, MI$1,400/mo22.6%affordable
Eastpointe, MI$1,408/mo22.8%affordable
Farmington Hills, MI$1,435/mo23.2%affordable
Ypsilanti, MI$1,435/mo23.2%affordable
Lapeer, MI$1,440/mo23.3%affordable
Grand Ledge, MI$1,443/mo23.3%affordable
Oak Park, MI$1,445/mo23.4%affordable
Harper Woods, MI$1,445/mo23.4%affordable
Fenton, MI$1,444/mo23.4%affordable
Dearborn Heights, MI$1,459/mo23.6%affordable
Grosse Pointe Park, MI$1,458/mo23.6%affordable
Marquette, MI$1,476/mo23.9%affordable
Taylor, MI$1,482/mo24%affordable
Midland, MI$1,483/mo24%affordable
Madison Heights, MI$1,496/mo24.2%affordable
Hazel Park, MI$1,496/mo24.2%affordable
Portage, MI$1,505/mo24.3%affordable
Allendale, MI$1,523/mo24.6%affordable
Southfield, MI$1,533/mo24.8%affordable
Walker, MI$1,531/mo24.8%affordable
Saint Clair Shores, MI$1,571/mo25.4%affordable
Redford, MI$1,576/mo25.5%affordable
Grand Haven, MI$1,584/mo25.6%affordable
Sterling Heights, MI$1,591/mo25.7%affordable
Wyoming, MI$1,607/mo26%affordable
Garden City, MI$1,606/mo26%affordable
Kentwood, MI$1,620/mo26.2%affordable
Southgate, MI$1,621/mo26.2%affordable
Grand Rapids, MI$1,627/mo26.3%affordable
Shelby Township, MI$1,645/mo26.6%affordable
Livonia, MI$1,662/mo26.9%affordable
Clarkston, MI$1,664/mo26.9%affordable
Dearborn, MI$1,705/mo27.6%affordable
Rochester, MI$1,726/mo27.9%affordable
Holt, MI$1,733/mo28%affordable
Ferndale, MI$1,747/mo28.3%affordable
Auburn Hills, MI$1,754/mo28.4%affordable
Grandville, MI$1,766/mo28.6%affordable
Chesterfield, MI$1,781/mo28.8%affordable
Saint Joseph, MI$1,778/mo28.8%affordable
Holland, MI$1,792/mo29%affordable
Rochester Hills, MI$1,800/mo29.1%affordable
Greenville, MI$1,797/mo29.1%affordable
Spring Lake, MI$1,808/mo29.2%affordable
Novi, MI$1,857/mo30%stretched
Northville, MI$1,855/mo30%stretched
Troy, MI$1,861/mo30.1%stretched
Plymouth, MI$1,859/mo30.1%stretched
Saline, MI$1,908/mo30.9%stretched
Dewitt, MI$1,924/mo31.1%stretched
Brownstown, MI$1,950/mo31.5%stretched
Superior, MI$1,954/mo31.6%stretched
Canton, MI$1,965/mo31.8%stretched
Traverse City, MI$2,005/mo32.4%stretched
Washington, MI$2,065/mo33.4%stretched
Howell, MI$2,068/mo33.5%stretched
Berkley, MI$2,080/mo33.6%stretched
Zeeland, MI$2,091/mo33.8%stretched
Macomb, MI$2,109/mo34.1%stretched
West Bloomfield, MI$2,115/mo34.2%stretched
Royal Oak, MI$2,150/mo34.8%stretched
Ann Arbor, MI$2,159/mo34.9%stretched
Commerce Township, MI$2,206/mo35.7%stretched
New Hudson, MI$2,227/mo36%stretched
Bloomfield Hills, MI$2,235/mo36.2%stretched
Brighton, MI$2,246/mo36.3%stretched
Birmingham, MI$3,221/mo52.1%severely 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).