ZIP 48105
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 48105 usually run 2.6% below trend in December and 2.3% above it in August, about $115 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 48105 is 0.3% below its high of $2,347 in December 2025, at $2,339 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 48105 changed +1.3% 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 48105 rose 27% while median household income rose 23.8% ($76,551 to $94,774). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 48105 is 28.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($94,774) is $2,369 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,300); a 4-bedroom is $2,540.
4th cheapest of 4 ZIP codes in Ann Arbor.
ZIP 48104, 5 miles away, rents for 12% less ($2,048/mo), about $3,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 48105. 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 48105 (Ann Arbor, MI) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 82.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 48105 in Ann Arbor, MI has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 48105 in Ann Arbor, MI stood at $1,901 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,339, reflecting a 23.0% increase over the period. Census figures show median household income at $94,774 today, compared with $83,947 five years earlier. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 2.2% since 2021, moving from about 37,899 residents to roughly 37,048. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 48105 covers Ann Arbor, MI. The median rent here is $2,339/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,610/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,920/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($94,774/yr), ZIP 48105 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.3% over the past year.
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