What is the median rent in Farmington Hills, MI?

Name: Median rent in Farmington Hills, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Farmington Hills, MI is $1,551 (±$50) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 12,042 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Farmington Hills, the median gross rent went from $1,171 in 2015–2019 to $1,551 in 2020–2024 (+32.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,551 (±$50)
Rented homes: 12,042 (±842)
$2,000 or more: 12.8%
Since 2015–2019: +32.5%

How much rent costs in Farmington Hills

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Farmington Hills	Oakland County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	2.6% (±1.1 points)	4.6%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	9.1% (±2.7 points)	15.4%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	34.1% (±4.1 points)	39.5%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	41.4% (±4.5 points)	24.3%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	8.9% (±2.0 points)	9.7%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.0% (±1.6 points)	3.0%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.9% (±1.0 points)	3.6%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 41.4% of renting households.

12.8% of rented homes in Farmington Hills cost $2,000 or more a month.

Farmington Hills against Oakland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Farmington Hills	Oakland County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$1,551 (±$50)	$1,376 (±$14)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	12,042 (±842)	139,230 (±2,220)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Farmington Hills, median gross rent is higher than in Oakland County ($1,376).

It is also higher than in Michigan ($1,129).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Oakland County, Farmington Hills ranks 15 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 71 of 1,305.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Farmington Hills has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,171 (±$26)	$1,551 (±$50)	+32.5%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	37.4% (±1.2 points)	35.3% (±2.1 points)	−2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.6% (±1.7 points)	10.2% (±2.4 points)	+5.6 percentage points	Measurable increase

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.

Median gross rent in places near Farmington Hills

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Farmington Hills
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Farmington Hills	—	$1,551 (±$50)	—
Farmington	1.7 mi	$1,340 (±$54)	Lower
Bingham Farms	5.5 mi	$3,500 or more	—
West Bloomfield Charter Township	5.6 mi	$2,031 (±$115)	Higher
Novi	5.7 mi	$1,747 (±$64)	Higher
Southfield	6.0 mi	$1,340 (±$28)	Lower
Livonia	6.1 mi	$1,322 (±$48)	Lower
Walled Lake	6.1 mi	$1,419 (±$183)	Not measurably different
Southfield Township	6.1 mi	$2,112 (±$421)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Farmington, MI ($1,340), Southfield, MI ($1,340), Livonia, MI ($1,322).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: West Bloomfield Charter Township, MI ($2,031), Novi, MI ($1,747), Southfield Township, MI ($2,112).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Oakland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
9	Lyon Charter Township	$1,726 (±$341)
10	Pleasant Ridge	$1,720 (±$137)
11	Rochester Hills	$1,644 (±$61)
12	Troy	$1,602 (±$51)
13	Groveland Township	$1,584 (±$271)
14	Bloomfield Charter Township	$1,574 (±$207)
15	Farmington Hills	$1,551 (±$50)
16	Berkley	$1,526 (±$440)
17	White Lake Charter Township	$1,516 (±$184)
18	Lathrup Village	$1,483 (±$1,000)
19	Auburn Hills	$1,477 (±$39)
20	Milford Charter Township	$1,466 (±$393)
21	Independence Charter Township	$1,453 (±$88)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Oakland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Farmington Hills

What is the average rent in Farmington Hills, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Farmington Hills is $1,551 (±$50) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Farmington Hills?

In Farmington Hills, the median gross rent went from $1,171 in 2015–2019 to $1,551 in 2020–2024 (+32.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Farmington Hills cost more than $2,000 a month?

12.8% of rented homes in Farmington Hills have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Farmington Hills higher than in Oakland County?

In Farmington Hills, median gross rent is higher than in Oakland County ($1,376).

It is also higher than in Michigan ($1,129).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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 Farmington Hills city, Michigan (place:27440, in state:26).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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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.