Housing data for Dryden, MI

Dryden, MI has an estimated 1,182 residents and 427 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a village in Lapeer County.

27.8% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,238 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,182 (±246)
Housing units
427 (±82)
Households that rent
27.8%
Median gross rent
$1,238
Residents since 2015–2019
−2.5%

What stands out in Dryden

Households that rent: 27.8% (±9.5 points) in Dryden, higher than in Lapeer County (14.0%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 26.9% (±9.3 points) in Dryden, higher than in Lapeer County (15.6%).

Median gross rent: $1,238 (±$194) in Dryden, higher than in Lapeer County ($988).

Households without a vehicle: 1.7% (±2.5 points) in Dryden, lower than in Lapeer County (4.5%).

Housing in Dryden at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,238 median gross rent a month
  • Rent burden: 41.4% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 27.8% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $70,352 median household income
  • Home values: $208,300 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,403 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,640 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.9% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 87.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 49.6% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 93.5% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 33.9 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −2.5% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 26.9% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Dryden against Lapeer County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
DrydenLapeer CountyMichiganUnited States
Residents1,182 (±246)88,837 (exact)10,077,761 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units427 (±82)37,147 (±53)4,622,236 (±795)143,775,355
Households that rent27.8% (±9.5 points)14.0% (±1.1 points)26.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,238 (±$194)$988 (±$48)$1,129 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income$70,352 (±$8,878)$77,306 (±$2,688)$72,875 (±$293)$80,734
Median home value$208,300 (±$21,154)$239,000 (±$5,114)$231,600 (±$642)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,640 (±$241)$2,202 (±$73)$2,904 (±$9)$3,119
Built before 198049.6% (±14.2 points)53.6% (±2.5 points)62.1% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute33.9 minutes (±4.0)34.5 minutes (±1.0)24.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband95.0% (±4.4 points)88.2% (±1.3 points)90.5% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents39.0 years (±9.0)44.7 years (±0.2)40.2 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Dryden covers 1.1 square miles of land, about 1,073 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Dryden has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,212 (±161)1,182 (±246)−2.5%Not a measurable change
Housing units450 (±53)427 (±82)−5.1%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$960 (±$74)$1,238 (±$194)+29.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$140,500 (±$20,137)$208,300 (±$21,154)+48.3%Up after inflation
Median household income$66,141 (±$4,126)$70,352 (±$8,878)+6.4%Down after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,294 (±$144)$1,403 (±$312)+8.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,500 (±$409)$2,640 (±$241)+5.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent29.6% (±7.3 points)27.8% (±9.5 points)−1.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±18.2 points)0.0% (±22.5 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Lapeer County

Dryden has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Lapeer County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Lapeer County recorded 125 violent and 441 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Dryden

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Almont Township4.4 mi$968$297,3006.7%
Almont4.4 mi$988$246,50010.6%
Imlay City5.5 mi$895$150,00045.3%
Leonard5.6 mi—$245,2003.3%
Attica Township5.8 mi$1,625$246,3005.0%
Imlay Township6.7 mi$1,116$298,1005.4%
Addison Township7.1 mi$1,102$416,7004.0%
Metamora Township7.6 mi$1,264$383,00010.2%

Places in Michigan most like Dryden

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Tompkins Township$1,378$206,800$86,55119.9%
Ira Township$1,266$244,200$70,46919.6%
Paw Paw Lake$1,164$191,700$67,67425.2%
Unadilla Township$1,121$258,300$71,77114.3%
Bronson Township$1,102$184,400$77,75013.8%
Carleton$944$207,400$73,36520.9%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Michigan.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Dryden, fiscal year 2027

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,047$1,167$1,459$1,777$1,929

HUD income limits for Dryden, fiscal year 2026

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$22,050$36,700$58,700
2 people$25,200$41,950$67,100
3 people$28,350$47,200$75,500
4 people$33,000$52,400$83,850
5 people$38,680$56,600$90,600
6 people$44,360$60,800$97,300
7 people$50,040$65,000$104,000
8 people$55,720$69,200$110,700

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $104,800.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Dryden lies inside Dryden Township, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Dryden

What is the average rent in Dryden, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Dryden is $1,238 (±$194) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many renters are there in Dryden?

Dryden has an estimated 116 (±42) renting households, 27.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Dryden?

The median household income in Dryden is $70,352 (±$8,878) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Dryden, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $208,300 (±$21,154) for owner-occupied homes in Dryden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Dryden?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Dryden, MI is $1,403 (±$312) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Dryden?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Dryden, MI is $2,640 (±$241) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Dryden growing?

In Dryden, the number of residents went from 1,212 in 2015–2019 to 1,182 in 2020–2024 (−2.5%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Dryden village, Michigan (place:23140, in state:26).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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