Cost of living in Hamtramck, Michigan
Simple answer
Typical rent is $989 a month.
Hamtramck is a city in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $39,293 a year.
- People
- 27,743
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $989
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $39,293
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $131,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,459
- Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area
Hamtramck, Michigan has about 27,743 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $131,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Wayne County is $1,459 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Hamtramck. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, prices sit at 100.3 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Michigan taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Hamtramck's exact store tax.
Some places in Michigan add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.16% of income. That is not a Hamtramck bill.
In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Hamtramck's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Michigan in the table we use.
Among 409 places we list in Michigan with a rent figure, 176 have higher typical rent than Hamtramck.
Nearby places
- Highland Park
Typical rent $688
Compare with Hamtramck - Detroit
Typical rent $1,074
Compare with Hamtramck - Hazel Park
Typical rent $1,314
Compare with Hamtramck - Ferndale
Typical rent $1,311
Compare with Hamtramck - Center Line
Typical rent $788
Compare with Hamtramck - Warren
Typical rent $1,225
Compare with Hamtramck - Grosse Pointe Park
Typical rent $1,379
- Pleasant Ridge
Typical rent $1,720
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Michigan
Bigger places in Michigan
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.