What is the median rent in Houghton Lake, MI?

Name: Median rent in Houghton Lake, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Houghton Lake, MI is $827 (±$67) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 511 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Houghton Lake, the median gross rent went from $634 in 2015–2019 to $827 in 2020–2024 (+30.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $827 (±$67)
Rented homes: 511 (±146)
$2,000 or more: 3.1%
Since 2015–2019: +30.4%

How much rent costs in Houghton Lake

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Houghton Lake	Roscommon County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	18.4% (±8.8 points)	20.0%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	55.6% (±14.6 points)	56.8%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	21.9% (±12.5 points)	18.2%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	1.0% (±2.0 points)	2.7%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	3.1% (±4.0 points)	1.4%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.7 points)	0.0%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.7 points)	0.9%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 55.6% of renting households.

3.1% of rented homes in Houghton Lake cost $2,000 or more a month.

Houghton Lake against Roscommon County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Houghton Lake	Roscommon County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$827 (±$67)	$816 (±$38)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	511 (±146)	1,481 (±232)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Houghton Lake, median gross rent is not measurably different from Roscommon County ($816).

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

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

In Roscommon County, Houghton Lake ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 49 of 65.

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

How rent in Houghton Lake 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	$634 (±$53)	$827 (±$67)	+30.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	37.5% (±6.4 points)	19.2% (±4.7 points)	−18.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	3.3% (±5.1 points)	0.0% (±5.4 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Not 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.

Median gross rent in places near Houghton Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Houghton Lake
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Houghton Lake	—	$827 (±$67)	—
Denton Township	4.0 mi	$794 (±$156)	Not measurably different
Prudenville	4.2 mi	$856 (±$44)	Not measurably different
Lake Township (Roscommon County)	5.8 mi	$798 (±$220)	Not measurably different
Markey Township	6.6 mi	$839 (±$45)	Not measurably different
Butterfield Township	8.4 mi	$893 (±$94)	Not measurably different
Enterprise Township	10 mi	$870 (±$54)	Not measurably different
Lyon Township	12 mi	$867 (±$382)	Not measurably different
Higgins Township	12 mi	$668 (±$91)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Higgins Township, MI ($668).

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

Median gross rent across Roscommon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Prudenville	$856 (±$44)
2	Houghton Lake	$827 (±$67)
3	St. Helen	$741 (±$193)

Houghton Lake is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Roscommon Township, whose figures include 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 Houghton Lake

What is the average rent in Houghton Lake, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Houghton Lake is $827 (±$67) 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 Houghton Lake?

In Houghton Lake, the median gross rent went from $634 in 2015–2019 to $827 in 2020–2024 (+30.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Houghton Lake cost more than $2,000 a month?

3.1% of rented homes in Houghton Lake have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 18.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Houghton Lake higher than in Roscommon County?

In Houghton Lake, median gross rent is not measurably different from Roscommon County ($816).

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

It is lower 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 Houghton Lake CDP, Michigan (place:39400, 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.