The list
Median rent as a share of renter income, Macomb County.
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1
ZIP 48096 11.4%
Around Ray Township, Macomb County
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2
ZIP 48042 19.4%
Around Macomb Township, Macomb County
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3
ZIP 48050 22.5%
Around Lenox Township, Macomb County
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4
ZIP 48065 23.8%
Around Bruce Township, Macomb County
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5
ZIP 48094 24.2%
Around Washington Township, Macomb County
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6
ZIP 48088 24.8%
Around Fraser, Macomb County
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7
ZIP 48015 24.9%
Around Center Line, Macomb County
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8
ZIP 48082 26.0%
Around ST Clair Shores, Macomb County
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9
ZIP 48316 26.8%
Around Shelby Township, Macomb County
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10
ZIP 48035 26.9%
Around Clinton Township, Macomb County
Every list tells a story if you know how to read it. Rebuild Detroit compared 36 ZIP codes in Macomb County by median rent as a share of renter income for 2026.
ZIP 48096 comes first with 11.4%, 61% below the median. The Macomb County median is 29.6%.
Who leads the list
ZIP 48096 leads the list with 11.4% (Around Ray Township, Macomb County). ZIP 48042 is second with 19.4% (Around Macomb Township, Macomb County).
ZIP 48050 takes third with 22.5% (Around Lenox Township, Macomb County).
The rest of the top 10
Rounding out the top 10 are ZIP 48065 (23.8%), ZIP 48094 (24.2%), ZIP 48088 (24.8%), ZIP 48015 (24.9%), ZIP 48082 (26.0%), ZIP 48316 (26.8%), and ZIP 48035 (26.9%). Every one of the top 10 is in Macomb County.
The other end of the list
At the other end of Macomb County, ZIP 48095 has the highest figure with 51.0%. That is a spread of 39.6% between first and last place.
By the numbers
The gap between number 1 and number 2 is 8.0%. The top 10 average 23.1%, against 33.3% for the other 26 ZIP codes.
18 of the 36 ZIP codes sit above the median.
What it means for you
So what does that mean for you?
Housing counselors treat 30% of income as the line where rent starts to squeeze everything else. If you are choosing where to buy, rent or put down roots, start at the top of this list and read each place's own guide before you decide.
How we ranked
Every number is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. ZIP codes are the Census Bureau's ZIP code tabulation areas, each listed with the nearest served town.
Ties are broken alphabetically.
Final word
This list updates when the numbers behind it do, and every place on it links to its own guide on Rebuild Detroit. Keep this page handy.
Sources
Editor In Chief, Detroit Ledger
Victoria Jackson is a lifelong student and sharp-eyed documentarian of all things Detroit, from its rich musical roots and cultural icons to its shifting neighborhoods, storied architecture, and underground legends.