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Downtown Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI

A riverside college community with style

Walkable Bicycle-Friendly Outdoors

Downtown Auburn Hills benefits from its proximity to Oakland University, just east of the neighborhood. In addition to the many students, the area contains several restaurants and shops along brick-paved streets. It is walkable, bicycle-friendly, and filled with exciting events year-round. Downtown Auburn Hills is home to the Auburn Hills University Center, which contains several OU classrooms.

Located along the Clinton River, this scenic neighborhood invites residents to get outside. In addition to enjoying events like Paddlepalooza, the Summer Concert Music Series, and Summerfest, residents can catch a show at the Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, play a game at the Grizzly Oaks Disc Golf Course, hike the Clinton River Trail, go skateboarding at the City of Auburn Hills Skate Park, or have a picnic at Riverside Park.

Rent Trends

As of July 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Auburn Hills is $1,049 for a studio, $1,455 for one bedroom, $1,650 for two bedrooms, and $2,443 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Auburn Hills has increased by 4.0% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 473 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,049/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 754 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,455/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,080 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,650/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,572 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,443/month

    Average Rent

Learn More About Downtown Auburn Hills

Getting Around

Somewhat Walkable

Walkability

20 / 100

Minimal Public Transit

Transit

10 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 30 Minute Walk

Groceries

30 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

40 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

20 / 100

Limited Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

30 / 100

Recreation

Moderate Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

40 / 100

Few to No Wellness Amenity Options Nearby

Wellness

10 / 100

Local Vibe

Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

10 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Meadow Brook
  • Lloyd A. Stage Nature Center
  • Hawk Woods Nature Center
  • Cranbrook Institute of Science
  • E.L. Johnson Nature Center

Airports

  • Detroit Metro Wayne County

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.