The list
Median rent as a share of renter income, Wayne County.
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1
ZIP 48168 19.1%
Around Northville Township, Wayne County
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2
ZIP 48164 21.1%
Around Huron Township, Wayne County
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3
ZIP 48167 21.3%
Around Northville, Wayne County
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4
ZIP 48187 23.8%
Around Canton, Wayne County
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5
ZIP 48134 24.0%
Around Flat Rock, Wayne County
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6
ZIP 48101 24.3%
Around Allen Park, Wayne County
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7
ZIP 48150 24.6%
Around Livonia, Wayne County
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8
ZIP 48188 25.0%
Around Canton, Wayne County
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9
ZIP 48230 25.5%
Around Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County
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10
ZIP 48173 25.8%
Around Rockwood, Wayne County
Numbers do not play favorites, and this list is no exception. Rebuild Detroit compared 70 ZIP codes in Wayne County by median rent as a share of renter income for 2026.
ZIP 48168 comes first with 19.1%, 40% below the median. The Wayne County median is 31.6%.
Who leads the list
ZIP 48168 leads the list with 19.1% (Around Northville Township, Wayne County). ZIP 48164 is second with 21.1% (Around Huron Township, Wayne County).
ZIP 48167 takes third with 21.3% (Around Northville, Wayne County).
The rest of the top 10
Rounding out the top 10 are ZIP 48187 (23.8%), ZIP 48134 (24.0%), ZIP 48101 (24.3%), ZIP 48150 (24.6%), ZIP 48188 (25.0%), ZIP 48230 (25.5%), and ZIP 48173 (25.8%). Every one of the top 10 is in Wayne County.
The other end of the list
At the other end of Wayne County, ZIP 48126 has the highest figure with 47.3%. That is a spread of 28.2% between first and last place.
By the numbers
The gap between number 1 and number 2 is 2.0%. The top 10 average 23.4%, against 33.3% for the other 60 ZIP codes.
34 of the 70 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. That is the story so far.
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.