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Detroit Housing Commission

Detroit, Wayne County, MI · HUD PHA code MI001

Program: Combined · Public housing units: 4,251 · Section 8 vouchers: 6,612 · Households served: 7,185 · Occupancy: 72% · ZIP codes served: 71

Detroit Housing Commission
1301 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
(313) 877-8000

Overview

The Detroit Housing Commission operates 4,251 public housing units and administers 6,612 Section 8 vouchers, serving a total of 7,185 households. With an occupancy rate of 72%, the commission runs a combined program, providing both housing units and rental assistance to residents in Wayne County.

Scale and standing

The Detroit Housing Commission ranks first among the 17 authorities that serve the same ZIP codes in the Detroit area. It also holds the second-highest number of Section 8 vouchers among the 61 housing authorities in Michigan. Peer authorities in the region include the Plymouth Housing Commission, which administers 2,058 vouchers, and the Westland Housing Commission, with 1,255 vouchers.

Rent standards in the area it covers

The two-bedroom Fair Market Rent (FMR) in the Detroit area ranges from $1,060 to $2,120, with an average of $1,388. This is higher than the state average of $1,228. The highest FMR for a two-bedroom unit is found in ZIP code 48226 at $2,120, while the lowest is in ZIP code 48209 at $1,060.

Fair Market Rent by ZIP code (FY2027)

ZIP	Studio	1BR	2BR	3BR	4BR
48101	$1,040	$1,160	$1,450	$1,770	$1,920
48111	$1,100	$1,220	$1,530	$1,860	$2,020
48117	$930	$1,020	$1,330	$1,630	$2,200
48120	$1,310	$1,460	$1,830	$2,230	$2,420
48122	$1,030	$1,140	$1,430	$1,740	$1,890
48124	$1,150	$1,280	$1,600	$1,950	$2,120
48125	$1,160	$1,300	$1,620	$1,970	$2,140
48126	$1,060	$1,180	$1,480	$1,800	$1,960
48127	$1,110	$1,240	$1,550	$1,890	$2,050
48128	$1,470	$1,640	$2,050	$2,500	$2,710
48134	$980	$1,090	$1,370	$1,670	$1,820
48135	$950	$1,060	$1,320	$1,610	$1,740
48138	$1,220	$1,360	$1,700	$2,070	$2,250
48141	$1,050	$1,170	$1,460	$1,780	$1,930
48146	$880	$980	$1,230	$1,500	$1,630
48150	$1,180	$1,310	$1,640	$2,000	$2,170
48152	$1,190	$1,330	$1,660	$2,020	$2,190
48154	$1,070	$1,190	$1,490	$1,810	$1,970
48164	$1,380	$1,540	$1,930	$2,350	$2,560
48167	$1,420	$1,560	$1,950	$2,370	$2,570
48168	$1,600	$1,780	$2,220	$2,700	$2,930
48170	$1,130	$1,260	$1,570	$1,910	$2,070
48173	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48174	$980	$1,100	$1,370	$1,670	$1,810
48180	$910	$1,020	$1,270	$1,550	$1,680
48183	$910	$1,020	$1,270	$1,550	$1,680
48184	$850	$950	$1,190	$1,450	$1,570
48185	$1,070	$1,190	$1,490	$1,810	$1,970
48186	$980	$1,100	$1,370	$1,670	$1,810
48187	$1,300	$1,450	$1,810	$2,200	$2,390
48188	$1,340	$1,500	$1,870	$2,280	$2,470
48192	$870	$970	$1,210	$1,470	$1,600
48193	$950	$1,060	$1,320	$1,610	$1,740
48195	$980	$1,090	$1,360	$1,660	$1,800
48201	$960	$1,070	$1,340	$1,630	$1,770
48202	$970	$1,080	$1,350	$1,640	$1,780
48203	$800	$890	$1,110	$1,350	$1,470
48204	$910	$1,020	$1,270	$1,550	$1,680
48205	$980	$1,090	$1,360	$1,660	$1,800
48206	$850	$940	$1,180	$1,440	$1,560
48207	$990	$1,100	$1,380	$1,680	$1,820
48208	$850	$940	$1,180	$1,440	$1,560
48209	$770	$860	$1,070	$1,300	$1,410
48210	$860	$960	$1,200	$1,460	$1,590
48211	$880	$980	$1,220	$1,490	$1,610
48212	$830	$920	$1,150	$1,400	$1,520
48213	$830	$930	$1,160	$1,410	$1,530
48214	$800	$900	$1,120	$1,360	$1,480
48215	$880	$980	$1,230	$1,500	$1,630
48216	$880	$980	$1,230	$1,500	$1,630
48217	$1,010	$1,130	$1,410	$1,720	$1,860
48218	$730	$810	$1,010	$1,230	$1,350
48219	$1,030	$1,140	$1,430	$1,740	$1,890
48221	$1,030	$1,140	$1,430	$1,740	$1,890
48223	$900	$1,010	$1,260	$1,530	$1,670
48224	$1,050	$1,170	$1,460	$1,780	$1,930
48225	$1,190	$1,330	$1,660	$2,020	$2,190
48226	$1,560	$1,740	$2,170	$2,640	$2,870
48227	$970	$1,080	$1,350	$1,640	$1,780
48228	$910	$1,020	$1,270	$1,550	$1,680
48229	$830	$920	$1,150	$1,400	$1,520
48230	$1,310	$1,460	$1,820	$2,220	$2,410
48233	$1,230	$1,380	$1,720	$2,090	$2,280
48234	$870	$970	$1,210	$1,470	$1,600
48235	$980	$1,100	$1,370	$1,670	$1,810
48236	$1,450	$1,620	$2,020	$2,460	$2,670
48238	$880	$980	$1,220	$1,490	$1,610
48239	$1,200	$1,340	$1,670	$2,030	$2,210
48240	$1,180	$1,320	$1,650	$2,010	$2,180
48242	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48243	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840

Other housing authorities serving these ZIP codes

Multiple authorities administer vouchers across the same area:

Plymouth Housing Commission — Plymouth, MI (2,058 vouchers)
Westland Housing Commission — Westland, MI (1,255 vouchers)
Taylor Housing Commission — Taylor, MI (1,216 vouchers)
Livonia Housing Commission — Livonia, MI (1,013 vouchers)
Inkster Housing Commission — Inkster, MI (946 vouchers)
River Rouge Housing Commission — River Rouge, MI (439 vouchers)
Lincoln Park Housing Commission — Lincoln Park, MI (332 vouchers)
Melvindale Housing Commission — Melvindale, MI (246 vouchers)
Dearborn Housing Commission — Dearborn, MI
Allen Park Housing Commission — Allen Park, MI
Wayne Housing Commission — Wayne, MI
Romulus Housing Commission — Romulus, MI

Source: US HUD Public Housing Authority data; Fair Market Rent FY2027. This is an independent reference page, not the authority's own site.

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