How Much Is Rent in Plymouth, MI?

As of September 2026, the three major rent trackers put a Plymouth one-bedroom at roughly $1,499 to $1,503 per month and a two-bedroom at roughly $1,699 to $1,853. Zillow puts the overall average at $1,699. Those are advertised asking rents, not signed leases, and the three sources do not agree with each other.

What do the rent trackers actually say?

Here is every number we could verify, from all three sources, without averaging them together. Averaging them would hide the part that matters.

Zillow also reports 65 active rental listings in Plymouth, an overall listed range of $1,000 to $4,500, and describes the market as "warm." It shows the average down $201 year over year and calls Plymouth roughly 15 percent below the national average.

Why do Zillow, Zumper, and Apartment List disagree?

Because they are not measuring the same thing, and none of them is measuring what you probably think they are measuring.

All three numbers are estimates of advertised asking rent. They are built from listings that landlords and property managers publish. They are not built from recorded leases, and there is no public registry of signed residential lease amounts in Michigan that a tracker could pull from. So every one of these figures answers the question "what are landlords asking?" and not "what are renters paying?"

From there, three things push the numbers apart:

Sample size. Zillow counts 65 active rental listings in Plymouth. That is a small pool. In a market that size, a handful of listings going live or coming down can move a median by a hundred dollars in a week. A city of nine to twenty-eight thousand people (Plymouth is split across two municipalities, which we get to below) simply does not generate the listing volume that makes a median stable.

What counts as "Plymouth." The City of Plymouth and Plymouth Charter Township are two separate municipalities that share the 48170 ZIP code. A tracker that builds its geography from ZIP codes sees one Plymouth. A tracker that builds from city boundaries sees another. The Township is 16 square miles; the City is 2.22. Include or exclude the Township and your sample changes completely.

Unit mix. Apartment List's two-bedroom figure of $1,853 is $154 higher than Zillow's and Zumper's $1,699. That gap is consistent with a sample weighted toward newer or larger two-bedroom product. It does not mean anyone is wrong.

The year-over-year numbers flatly contradict each other

This is the clearest conflict, and we are not going to paper over it:

• Zillow reports the Plymouth average down $201 year over year.
• Zumper reports the overall figure down about 18 percent year over year, but reports one-bedrooms up 21 percent year over year and two-bedrooms down 10 percent.

So one source says one-bedroom rent fell, and another says one-bedroom rent rose by a fifth. Both are published in the same month. Do not make a decision based on a Plymouth rent trend line. The honest reading is that the sample is too small and too volatile to support a trend claim in either direction. Treat these as a snapshot of what is being asked right now, and nothing more.

One more piece of candor

Zillow's and Zumper's medians for Plymouth are $1,499 for a one-bedroom and $1,699 for a two-bedroom. Those are exactly the advertised starting rents at our two communities. In a market with roughly 65 active listings, an 80-unit community advertising at those numbers can plausibly pull the median toward itself. We cannot prove that is what happened, and we are not claiming it. We are telling you because you should know that a small-market median can be shaped by a small number of large buildings, including ours.

What do the price tiers in Plymouth actually look like?

Rather than a single average, it is more useful to think in tiers. These are advertised rents on Apartments.com as of September 2026, described generically:

Newer loft product near downtown was advertising one-bedrooms in the $1,900s. Older established garden communities were advertising one-bedrooms under $1,200. Renovated mid-tier communities sit between the two. The $850 and the $1,975 are both real Plymouth rents. They are just not the same product, and no single average describes both.

What does that tier gap actually buy you?

The spread between an $850 one-bedroom and a $1,975 one-bedroom in the same small city is mostly three things: how recently the building was renovated, whether laundry is in your unit, and how far you are from Kellogg Park.

At the lower end you are typically looking at original kitchens and baths, a shared laundry room, and wall or window air conditioning. At the top end you are typically paying for walkability to downtown, which in Plymouth means being able to leave your car parked during the Saturday Farmers Market at The Gathering or the Friday Music in the Air concerts in Kellogg Park.

What do our own apartments rent for?

Starting rents at the time of writing were $1,499 for a one-bedroom and $1,699 for a two-bedroom at both Z on Plymouth and Z on Coolidge, for units of 850 to 1,000 square feet. Both include a full-size, in-unit washer and dryer, quartz countertops, stainless appliances, and a private deck or balcony.

Two honest caveats. First, rents move, so always check the live availability page rather than any article, including this one.

Second, the rent is not the whole monthly number. There is a separate monthly utility fee of $99 for a one-bedroom or $135 for a two-bedroom, a $26 monthly administrative fee, and electric billed to you directly. The utility fee covers gas, heat, water, sewer, and trash; electric is the only utility you pay directly. We break all of that down in what's included in your rent.

That second point explains something renters notice and often misread. Apartments.com has shown Z on Plymouth at $1,624 to $1,860 while this site advertises $1,499 to $1,699. Those are not competing numbers. They are the same pricing, published two ways:

• $1,499 + $99 utility fee + $26 administrative fee = $1,624
• $1,699 + $135 utility fee + $26 administrative fee = $1,860

Apartments.com is publishing the all-in monthly cost. This site publishes base rent. When you compare listings anywhere in Plymouth, find out which of those two numbers you are looking at before you decide one building is cheaper than another.

What is the honest downside of Plymouth rent?

Plymouth is not a cheap rental market by Metro Detroit standards. Zillow's own note that the city sits 15 percent below the national average is a comparison to San Jose and Boston, not to Livonia or Westland. Within Wayne County you can rent for less, and many people do.

You are also paying for a small inventory. Roughly 65 active listings means that when you need to move, the unit you want may simply not exist that month. Renters who are flexible on timing do better here than renters who are not.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average rent in Plymouth, MI?

Zillow and Zumper both put the Plymouth average at $1,699 per month as of September 2026, with one-bedrooms at $1,499 and two-bedrooms at $1,699. Apartment List reports higher figures, $1,503 and up for one-bedrooms and $1,853 and up for two-bedrooms. All three are estimates of advertised asking rent.

Why do rent websites show different prices for Plymouth?

They measure advertised listings, not signed leases, and they draw from different samples. Zillow counts only 65 active Plymouth listings, so a few listings can swing a median. The City of Plymouth and Plymouth Charter Township also share the 48170 ZIP code, so geography definitions differ between sources.

Are rents in Plymouth going up or down?

The sources disagree, so we will not claim a direction. Zillow reports the average down $201 year over year. Zumper reports the overall figure down about 18 percent but one-bedrooms up 21 percent. With roughly 65 active listings, the sample is too small to support a reliable trend.

How much is a two-bedroom apartment in Plymouth, MI?

Zillow and Zumper both report $1,699 per month as of September 2026. Apartment List reports $1,853 and up. Advertised two-bedrooms in Plymouth range from roughly $950 in older garden communities to roughly $2,645 in newer downtown product, depending on renovation level and location.

Is Plymouth expensive compared to the rest of Metro Detroit?

Yes, relative to much of Wayne County. Zillow describes Plymouth as about 15 percent below the national average, but that is a national comparison, not a regional one. Nearby communities in Wayne County commonly advertise lower rents than Plymouth's downtown-adjacent product.

What is the cheapest rent you can find in Plymouth?

Zillow's active listing range starts at $1,000, and older established garden communities were advertising one-bedrooms from roughly $850 in September 2026. Those units typically have original kitchens and baths, shared laundry, and wall air conditioning rather than central air.

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Last verified: September 2026

Sources: Zillow Rental Manager, Plymouth MI · Zumper Plymouth MI Rent Research · Apartment List, Plymouth MI · Wikipedia: Plymouth, Michigan