ZIP 48030
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 48030 usually run 1.3% below trend in January and 1% above it in October, about $35 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 48030 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 48030 changed +2.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 134 Michigan ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 48030 rose 47.1% while median household income rose 72.4% ($38,903 to $67,073). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 48030 is 51% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($67,073) is $1,677 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,500); a 3-bedroom is $1,830.
ZIP 48203, 3 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,313/mo), about $2,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 48030. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 48030 (Hazel Park, MI) is majority owner-occupied, 27% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 48030 in Hazel Park, MI has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 48030 in Hazel Park, MI stood at $1,125 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,525, reflecting a 35.6% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $50,871 to $67,073 between 2021 and 2024, a 31.8% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 1.6% since 2021, moving from about 15,213 residents to roughly 14,963. Renters now make up 33.9% of households, compared with 42.9% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 27% of adults here, versus 19.1% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 48030 in Hazel Park, MI reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 48030 covers Hazel Park, MI. The median rent here is $1,525/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,190/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,500/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($67,073/yr), ZIP 48030 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.8% over the past year.
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At $1,525/mo, rent takes ~27% of ZIP 48030's median household income ($67,073/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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