Can Gen Z afford to rent in Detroit?
Factors like rising housing costs, food costs, and other economic factors complicate life for Detroiters overall, but they pose high hurdles for young people looking to live on their own for the first time.
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![“At first I thought…you just paid the rent, and the rent covers everything, but then my mom, she was like, ‘Oh, you know you got the water [bill], the light [bill]?’ I'm like, ‘Whoa, whoa, what?’” says Javon Simon, a renter in Detroit.](https://d4lphzd65wfvr.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/16230028/javonsimon-800x600.jpg)
Without affordable housing, some Detroiters struggle, lose stable housing
From house-burdened to homeless, Detroiters are feeling the impact of the city's affordable housing crisis.
