The list
Median rent as a share of renter income, Oakland County.
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1
ZIP 48070 14.4%
Around Huntington Woods, Oakland County
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2
ZIP 48462 14.9%
Around Ortonville, Oakland County
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3
ZIP 48069 18.1%
Around Pleasant Ridge, Oakland County
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4
ZIP 48350 20.0%
Around Springfield Township, Oakland County
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5
ZIP 48067 21.1%
Around Pleasant Ridge, Oakland County
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6
ZIP 48304 21.8%
Around Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County
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7
ZIP 48335 21.8%
Around Farmington, Oakland County
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8
ZIP 48346 22.3%
Around Clarkston, Oakland County
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9
ZIP 48072 22.5%
Around Berkley, Oakland County
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10
ZIP 48356 23.0%
Around Highland Township, Oakland County
Here is how the numbers shake out. Rebuild Detroit compared 65 ZIP codes in Oakland County by median rent as a share of renter income for 2026.
ZIP 48070 comes first with 14.4%, 48% below the median. The Oakland County median is 27.9%.
Who leads the list
ZIP 48070 leads the list with 14.4% (Around Huntington Woods, Oakland County). ZIP 48462 is second with 14.9% (Around Ortonville, Oakland County).
ZIP 48069 takes third with 18.1% (Around Pleasant Ridge, Oakland County).
The rest of the top 10
Rounding out the top 10 are ZIP 48350 (20.0%), ZIP 48067 (21.1%), ZIP 48304 (21.8%), ZIP 48335 (21.8%), ZIP 48346 (22.3%), ZIP 48072 (22.5%), and ZIP 48356 (23.0%). Every one of the top 10 is in Oakland County.
The other end of the list
At the other end of Oakland County, ZIP 48386 has the highest figure with 51.0%. That is a spread of 36.6% between first and last place.
By the numbers
The gap between number 1 and number 2 is 0.5%. The top 10 average 20.0%, against 30.8% for the other 55 ZIP codes.
32 of the 65 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.