ZIP 48201
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 48201 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in February 2022.
Rent in ZIP 48201 changed +2.6% 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 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($24,749) is $619 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($890).
16th cheapest of 18 ZIP codes in Detroit.
ZIP 48208, 2 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,306/mo), about $3,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 48201. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 48201 (Detroit, MI) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 39.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 48201 in Detroit, MI has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 48201 in Detroit, MI paid around $1,468 a month. That figure now sits near $1,568, up 6.8% from the 2022 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $24,749 today, compared with $21,180 five years earlier. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show ZIP 48201 in Detroit, MI adding about 161 residents over the five-year window, up 1.1% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 34.5% to 39.9% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 48201 covers Detroit, MI. The median rent here is $1,568/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $990/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,250/mo.
At 76% of local median household income ($24,749/yr), ZIP 48201 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.6% over the past year.
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