ZIP Code · MI

ZIP 48230

Part of Grosse Pointe Park, MI

Pop. 17,174·Wayne County·66th most expensive ZIP in Michigan

Median rent (all units)

$1,571/mo

Year-over-Year

Stable

Month-over-Month

+0.3%

vs US Median

-$361

Reported rents

Stable (Monthly)

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ZIP 48230 · $1,571

More affordable than 68% of US ZIP codes · National median $1,932/mo

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Medians by bedroom

Rent by unit size

Studio

$1,270

1 BR

$1,410

2 BR

$1,770

3 BR

$2,160

4 BR+

$2,340

Research median

$1,770/mo

Bedroom estimates are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).

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Last updated: October 17, 2026

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What the numbers show

What a typical income covers

30% of the median household income ($137,310) is $3,433 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,340).

Cheaper nearby

ZIP 48224, 2 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,305/mo), about $3,200 a year in savings.

From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 48230. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.

Annual cost

$18,852/yr

At $1,571/mo median

Location

CityGrosse Pointe Park

StateMI

CountyWayne County

Rent Market Meter

Balanced Market

Renter's MarketBalancedLandlord's Market

Rents are roughly steady, with neither renters nor landlords holding a strong edge right now.

Based on rent-price momentum (+0.0% YoY, +0.3% MoM), not inventory.

Demographics

Who lives here

ZIP 48230 (Grosse Pointe Park, MI) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 73.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Population

17,174

Median income

$137,310

Median age

42.4

Renters

21.5%

Age distribution

23.1%

16.4%

25.9%

13.4%

21.2%

Under 1823.1%

18–3416.4%

35–5425.9%

55–6413.4%

65+21.2%

Gender

45.6%

54.4%

Male45.6%

Female54.4%

Race & ethnicity

85.3%

White85.3%

Black4.1%

Hispanic3%

Asian2.9%

Other4.9%

Education (25+)

16%

73.5%

No HS diploma2.5%

HS diploma8%

Some college16%

Bachelor's+73.5%

Housing tenure

78.5%

21.5%

Owner78.5%

Renter21.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

2021 vs 2026

How ZIP 48230 in Grosse Pointe Park, MI has changed in 5 years

Income

$125,018 → $137,310

up 9.8%

Population

17,340 → 17,174

down 1.0%

Renter share

22.5% → 21.5%

-1.0 pts

Bachelor's+

70.8% → 73.5%

+2.7 pts

Median age

43.3 → 42.4

-0.9 yrs

Census figures show median household income at $137,310 today, compared with $125,018 five years earlier. Census counts show ZIP 48230 in Grosse Pointe Park, MI losing about 166 residents over the five-year window, down 1.0% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 70.8% to 73.5% across the same window.

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Last updated: October 17, 2026

ZIP code 48230 covers Grosse Pointe Park, MI. The median rent here is $1,571/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,410/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,770/mo.

At 14% of local median household income ($137,310/yr), ZIP 48230 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rent prices have stayed steady over the past year.

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How much income do you need to rent in ZIP 48230?

To keep rent at or below 30% of gross income, you would need to earn at least $63,000/year (about $30/hour full-time) to afford the median rent of $1,571/mo in ZIP 48230. The local median household income is $137,310/yr, so the typical household meets that bar.