ZIP 48146
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 48146 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2022.
Rent in ZIP 48146 changed +3.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 134 Michigan ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.4%.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($58,616) is $1,465 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,450); a 4-bedroom is $1,580.
ZIP 48229, 2 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,089/mo), about $1,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 48146. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 48146 (Lincoln Park, MI) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 11.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 48146 in Lincoln Park, MI has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 48146 in Lincoln Park, MI paid around $998 a month. That figure now sits near $1,236, up 23.8% from the 2022 baseline. Median household income climbed from $49,794 to $58,616 between 2021 and 2024, a 17.7% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 48146 in Lincoln Park, MI losing about 484 residents over the five-year window, down 1.2% on net. The renter share has risen from 29.6% to 31.2%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 48146 in Lincoln 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 48146 covers Lincoln Park, MI. The median rent here is $1,236/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $950/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,190/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($58,616/yr), ZIP 48146 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.9% over the past year.
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