housing costs · Michigan
Housing costs in Wayne County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,132 | ± $8 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,087 | ± $9 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,043 | ± $8 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $951 | ± $6 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $178,500 | ± $1,776 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $170,200 | ± $1,410 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $158,600 | ± $1,163 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $136,200 | ± $1,555 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 32.4 % | ± 0.5 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 32.0 % | ± 0.5 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 31.8 % | ± 0.4 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 31.4 % | ± 0.4 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Wayne County is $1,132, above the Michigan median of $884 across 83 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.