Port Huron isn’t ‘exploding’ with new rentals, city data shows View Comments City Manager James Freed said that the long-term perception of Port Huron was once that it’s a place where rentals “are exploding and that people aren’t buying homes.” But a recent look at city data is showing signs of a shift in trends that prove more people are buying homes than creating new rental units. On two maps created this month, the difference doesn’t look that big — with small red and green rectangles scattered in neighborhoods across the city. Freed said he thinks the visualization helps illustrate the “rapid change” in housing stock across the city.