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Section 8 rent versus market rent in Michigan

The largest 2-bedroom voucher premium in Michigan is +$407 in Ontonagon County.

HUD FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent and Census median gross rent for each county.

Largest premium
+$407
Ontonagon County
2-bedroom FMR
$973
FY2026
Census rent
$566
B25031
Counties
83
Michigan

Counties in Michigan

373Ontonagon County$973$566$200B25031+$407
396St. Clair County$1,411$1,013$37B25031+$398$1,060$1,520
428Lapeer County$1,411$1,024$74B25031+$387$1,060$1,460
449Presque Isle County$973$593$284B25031+$380
533Barry County$1,334$990$92B25031+$344
580Ottawa County$1,519$1,187$25B25031+$332
595Montcalm County$1,203$875$25B25031+$328
652Chippewa County$1,066$754$104B25031+$312
662Gogebic County$973$664$42B25031+$309
680Leelanau County$1,497$1,191$69B25031+$306
734Keweenaw County$973$680$23B25031+$293
737Montmorency County$973$681$121B25031+$292
783Iosco County$973$691$69B25031+$282
855Wayne County$1,411$1,144$13B25031+$267$1,060$2,120
982Kent County$1,531$1,284$25B25031+$247
988Ionia County$1,209$963$75B25031+$246
996Alger County$1,072$828$110B25031+$244
1024Benzie County$1,224$985$115B25031+$239
1036Luce County$988$750$64B25031+$238
1135Alpena County$973$746$68B25031+$227
1151Gladwin County$973$748$116B25031+$225
1157Antrim County$1,162$938$186B25031+$224
1168Mackinac County$1,023$800$60B25031+$223
1179Menominee County$973$751$91B25031+$222
1241Huron County$973$759$66B25031+$214
1297Monroe County$1,326$1,118$38B25031+$208$1,340$1,340
1299Oscoda County$973$765$78B25031+$208
1334Tuscola County$973$769$47B25031+$204$1,070$1,300
1342Oceana County$973$770$60B25031+$203
1364Berrien County$1,184$984$34B25031+$200
1377Manistee County$1,048$849$74B25031+$199
1413Alcona County$973$778$50B25031+$195
1464Baraga County$973$784$196B25031+$189
1474Livingston County$1,457$1,269$74B25031+$188
1618Delta County$973$800$61B25031+$173
1627Arenac County$973$801$53B25031+$172
1643Macomb County$1,411$1,240$20B25031+$171$1,060$1,760
1733Saginaw County$1,117$953$18B25031+$164
1760Jackson County$1,165$1,004$43B25031+$161
1838Ogemaw County$989$834$51B25031+$155
1851Midland County$1,193$1,039$52B25031+$154
1868Allegan County$1,267$1,115$44B25031+$152
1876Iron County$1,068$916$107B25031+$152
1933Hillsdale County$1,002$854$24B25031+$148
1942Clare County$986$839$107B25031+$147
1975Muskegon County$1,236$1,091$32B25031+$145
1977Van Buren County$1,016$871$36B25031+$145
1991Bay County$1,030$887$35B25031+$143
2056Sanilac County$973$835$33B25031+$138$1,060$1,060
2059St. Joseph County$1,019$881$29B25031+$138
2070Shiawassee County$1,066$929$47B25031+$137
2115Eaton County$1,268$1,135$30B25031+$133
2130Lenawee County$1,166$1,034$44B25031+$132
2134Roscommon County$973$841$45B25031+$132
2169Calhoun County$1,176$1,047$30B25031+$129
2180Ingham County$1,268$1,140$20B25031+$128
2195Crawford County$1,038$912$73B25031+$126
2237Dickinson County$973$850$76B25031+$123
2260Wexford County$1,084$962$39B25031+$122
2329Schoolcraft County$973$858$75B25031+$115
2357Gratiot County$973$861$19B25031+$112
2365Cheboygan County$1,054$943$78B25031+$111
2388Osceola County$983$873$64B25031+$110
2472Clinton County$1,268$1,166$53B25031+$102
2494Kalkaska County$973$873$69B25031+$100
2518Mason County$1,026$929$35B25031+$97
2550Missaukee County$973$880$151B25031+$93
2577Washtenaw County$1,656$1,565$39B25031+$91$1,340$1,340
2601Marquette County$1,137$1,049$56B25031+$88
2633Cass County$993$909$64B25031+$84
2636Grand Traverse County$1,357$1,273$90B25031+$84
2647Lake County$994$911$93B25031+$83
2674Houghton County$973$893$111B25031+$80
2727Isabella County$1,013$941$40B25031+$72
2735Newaygo County$976$905$108B25031+$71
2753Charlevoix County$1,039$971$65B25031+$68
2839Otsego County$1,100$1,044$136B25031+$56
2853Emmet County$1,235$1,182$96B25031+$53
2873Branch County$973$923$49B25031+$50
2936Kalamazoo County$1,162$1,127$38B25031+$35
2937Mecosta County$1,010$975$104B25031+$35
2993Genesee County$1,033$1,016$22B25031+$17$1,060$1,490
3080Oakland County$1,411$1,466$21B25031-$55$1,120$2,120

Method

The voucher premium is the FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent minus the Census median gross rent for the same county. The Census rent is ACS 2024 5-year table B25031, 2-bedroom median (column B25031004), when that estimate is published and positive. Otherwise it is ACS table B25064, median gross rent. The margin of error on the premium is the ACS margin of error on that rent, because the Fair Market Rent is a HUD schedule. Other bedroom rows use B25031 when that bedroom median is published. When a county file has town Fair Market Rents and no single county schedule, the county rent is the population-weighted mean of the town rents, rounded half up. The Small Area FMR range is the low and high ZIP Small Area FMR inside the county. Rank is the premium, then the county name. A county is left out when both the 2-bedroom B25031 median and the B25064 median are missing or not positive.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html, and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year tables B25031 and B25064, as of 2024-07-01 (data years 2020-2024), retrieved 2026-10-09, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25031.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest 2-bedroom voucher premium in Michigan?

Ontonagon County at +$407. The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $973. The Census median gross rent is $566 (margin of error $200), from B25031.