Cost of living in Wayne, Michigan
Simple answer
Typical rent is $974 a month.
Wayne is a city in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $59,038 a year.
- People
- 17,310
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $974
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $59,038
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $157,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,459
- Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area
Wayne, Michigan has about 17,310 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $157,800.
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 Wayne. 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 Wayne'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 Wayne bill.
In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Wayne'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, 188 have higher typical rent than Wayne.
Nearby places
- Westland
Typical rent $1,158
Compare with Wayne - Inkster
Typical rent $1,170
Compare with Wayne - Romulus
Typical rent $1,049
Compare with Wayne - Garden City
Typical rent $1,150
Compare with Wayne - Dearborn Heights
Typical rent $1,331
Compare with Wayne - Belleville
Typical rent $1,079
Compare with Wayne - Taylor
Typical rent $1,101
- Plymouth
Typical rent $1,217
Compare with Wayne
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.