ZIP 48127
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 48127 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in August 2022.
Rent in ZIP 48127 changed +2.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 134 Michigan ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.4%.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($60,742) is $1,519 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,470); a 3-bedroom is $1,800.
ZIP 48141, 3 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,211/mo), about $1,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 48127. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 48127 (Dearborn Heights, MI) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 28.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 48127 in Dearborn Heights, MI has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 48127 in Dearborn Heights, MI has shifted from $1,206 to $1,372, up 13.8% since 2023. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 48127 in Dearborn Heights, MI now reports about $60,742, up from $57,164 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 48127 in Dearborn Heights, MI losing about 778 residents over the five-year window, down 1.9% on net. For context, the 2023 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 48127 in Dearborn Heights, MI reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 48127 covers Dearborn Heights, MI. The median rent here is $1,372/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,170/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,470/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($60,742/yr), ZIP 48127 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.4% over the past year.
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At $1,372/mo, rent takes ~27% of ZIP 48127's median household income ($60,742/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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