How many apartments for rent are available in Livonia right now?
Something changed here nine days ago that will reshape how people search this city: on August 4, 2026, Wayne County voters approved a countywide transit millage, ending Livonia's long-standing status as a SMART opt-out community and funding new bus routes into it over roughly the next three years. Until now, an apartment here has meant a car. Roomster shows 15 apartments for rent across the city, concentrated in the older complexes toward Five Mile, Middlebelt, and the Westland border, with the rest scattered along the Seven Mile and Farmington corridors and near Laurel Park.
How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Livonia?
Apartments average about $1,425, and the citywide median across all rental types sits near $1,995 only because this is a city of houses, which average around $2,195. Within the apartment stock a one-bedroom runs roughly $1,262 and has dropped about 24 percent over the past year, a two-bedroom about $1,485, and a three-bedroom near $2,300. You can find apartments under $1,200 a month around Clements Circle and Chesterfield, where neighborhood medians sit at $1,145 and $1,337. That one-bedroom decline is the single best piece of news for a Livonia renter this year.
Is there rent control in Livonia, MI?
No, and no Michigan community can introduce it. The state closed that door on July 5, 1988, when Public Act 226 took effect, and the statute now sitting at MCL 123.411 removes the power from every local government in Michigan to cap what a landlord charges for private residential housing. Livonia therefore has no ordinance, no board, and no ceiling on a renewal increase. What governs your rent instead is the lease term you sign and the notice rules for ending or changing a month-to-month tenancy, so read the renewal clause before you sign rather than at renewal time.
What are the most affordable areas to rent an apartment in Livonia?
Head southeast. Clements Circle at about $1,145 is the cheapest pocket in the city and Chesterfield around $1,337 follows, both close to the Westland and Redford lines where the housing stock is oldest. SMB Estates near $1,887 sits mid-range, and the northern subdivisions around Coventry Gardens and Woodbury Park reach roughly $2,000. If Livonia still prices out, Westland next door runs a median near $1,309 against Livonia's $1,995, which is the largest saving available for the shortest move in this part of Wayne County.
Are there apartments for rent near Livonia's I-96 and I-275 commutes?
Yes, and the freeway pair is the reason many people rent here. Interstate 96 cuts across the south of the city and puts downtown Detroit about 20 miles east, while Interstate 275 runs along the western edge toward Ann Arbor and the airport, and M-14 picks up the northwest corner. Apartments cluster near the Schoolcraft Road service drive alongside I-96 and around the Six and Seven Mile interchanges. Bus service has historically not been an option because the city sat outside SMART, though the transit millage approved in August 2026 is set to change that over the next few years.
What deposit and fees should I expect when renting an apartment in Livonia?
Michigan caps the security deposit at 1.5 months' rent and allows no exception to that ceiling, which is stricter than many states and means a leasing office asking for more is asking for something it cannot keep. You are entitled to a move-in inventory checklist, and completing and returning it protects you at the other end. On exit, the landlord has 30 days to return the deposit or send an itemized list of deductions, and giving a written forwarding address when you leave keeps that clock running in your favor. Ask what the winter gas bill runs on the unit before signing.
