ZIP 48225
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 48225 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in April 2022.
Rent in ZIP 48225 changed +4.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 134 Michigan ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.4%.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($61,750) is $1,544 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,290); a 2-bedroom is $1,620.
ZIP 48214, 6 miles away, rents for 18% less ($1,114/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 48225. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 48225 (Harper Woods, MI) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 25.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 48225 in Harper Woods, MI has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 48225 in Harper Woods, MI has shifted from $1,072 to $1,366, up 27.4% since 2022. Census figures show median household income at $61,750 today, compared with $52,600 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has eased from 43.9% to 33.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 22.6% to 25.1% 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 48225 covers Harper Woods, MI. The median rent here is $1,366/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,290/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,620/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($61,750/yr), ZIP 48225 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.0% over the past year.
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