What is the median rent in New Baltimore, MI?

Name: Median rent in New Baltimore, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in New Baltimore, MI is $1,039 (±$118) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 698 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In New Baltimore, the median gross rent went from $741 in 2015–2019 to $1,039 in 2020–2024 (+40.2%).

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: $1,039 (±$118)
Rented homes: 698 (±281)
$2,000 or more: 8.3%
Since 2015–2019: +40.2%

How much rent costs in New Baltimore

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	New Baltimore	Macomb County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	20.8% (±15.6 points)	5.7%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	22.2% (±14.4 points)	22.2%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	47.6% (±22.0 points)	46.3%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	1.1% (±1.9 points)	17.5%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	8.3% (±7.6 points)	5.2%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±4.2 points)	1.4%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±4.2 points)	1.7%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 47.6% of renting households.

8.3% of rented homes in New Baltimore cost $2,000 or more a month.

New Baltimore against Macomb County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Baltimore	Macomb County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$1,039 (±$118)	$1,211 (±$13)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	698 (±281)	86,069 (±2,038)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In New Baltimore, median gross rent is lower than in Macomb County ($1,211).

It is not measurably different from Michigan ($1,129).

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

In Macomb County, New Baltimore ranks 17 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 515 of 1,305.

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

How rent in New Baltimore 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	$741 (±$37)	$1,039 (±$118)	+40.2%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	20.1% (±2.9 points)	16.2% (±5.6 points)	−3.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	2.3% (±3.8 points)	4.3% (±5.7 points)	+2.0 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 New Baltimore

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Baltimore
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
New Baltimore	—	$1,039 (±$118)	—
Chesterfield Township	3.5 mi	$1,140 (±$60)	Not measurably different
Ira Township	4.1 mi	$1,266 (±$158)	Higher
New Haven	4.3 mi	$1,268 (±$794)	Not measurably different
Lenox Township	6.0 mi	$1,360 (±$91)	Higher
Casco Township (St. Clair County)	6.6 mi	$1,091 (±$952)	Not measurably different
Clay Township	7.8 mi	$1,005 (±$176)	Not measurably different
Harrison Charter Township	7.9 mi	$1,097 (±$48)	Not measurably different
Pearl Beach	8.5 mi	$1,054 (±$158)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ira Township, MI ($1,266), Lenox Township, MI ($1,360).

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

Median gross rent across Macomb County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
11	St. Clair Shores	$1,183 (±$76)
12	Washington Charter Township	$1,151 (±$99)
13	Chesterfield Township	$1,140 (±$60)
14	Utica	$1,131 (±$132)
15	Harrison Charter Township	$1,097 (±$48)
16	Armada Township	$1,053 (±$105)
17	New Baltimore	$1,039 (±$118)
18	Richmond	$864 (±$55)
19	Mount Clemens	$847 (±$51)
20	Fraser	$843 (±$49)
21	Memphis	$820 (±$307)
22	Center Line	$788 (±$314)

Showing 12 of 22 places in Macomb 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 New Baltimore

What is the average rent in New Baltimore, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in New Baltimore is $1,039 (±$118) 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 New Baltimore?

In New Baltimore, the median gross rent went from $741 in 2015–2019 to $1,039 in 2020–2024 (+40.2%).

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 New Baltimore cost more than $2,000 a month?

8.3% of rented homes in New Baltimore have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 20.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in New Baltimore higher than in Macomb County?

In New Baltimore, median gross rent is lower than in Macomb County ($1,211).

It is not measurably different from 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 New Baltimore city, Michigan (place:57100, 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.