Most Affordable Cities in Michigan

Cost of living rankings for 179 cities in Michigan. On average, Michigan is near the national average with a statewide average Cost Index of 90.

Data Updated: March 2026

Cheapest City

Buena Vista

Index: 63

Most Expensive

Birmingham

Index: 154

State Average

National: 100

Cities Ranked

179

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All 179 Cities in Michigan — By Affordability

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	Buena Vista	63	$51,800	$875	$38,835
2	Ironwood	63	$74,900	$555	$37,191
3	Flint	64	$47,600	$859	$36,194
4	Highland Park	64	$75,800	$691	$27,582
5	Beecher	64	$48,400	$905	$35,582
6	Benton Harbor	66	$75,500	$775	$29,652
7	Alpena	67	$110,400	$599	$47,604
8	Muskegon Heights	67	$84,695	$826	$33,780
9	Menominee	67	$97,800	$700	$49,646
10	Escanaba	68	$116,600	$661	$40,169
11	Ecorse	68	$59,400	$879	$45,082
12	Dowagiac	68	$110,300	$722	$38,433
13	Jackson	69	$94,700	$874	$42,848
14	Alma	69	$108,100	$791	$50,506
15	Iron Mountain	69	$117,600	$656	$56,622
16	River Rouge	69	$84,783	$759	$32,568
17	Gladstone	69	$111,700	$793	$57,534
18	Bay City	70	$119,103	$739	$47,904
19	Cadillac	70	$117,500	$806	$50,512
20	Houghton Lake	70	$122,800	$791	$50,861
21	Kingsford	70	$110,600	$861	$61,108
22	Sault Ste. Marie	71	$127,300	$787	$55,031
23	Three Rivers	71	$120,200	$815	$48,852
24	St. Louis	71	$115,700	$865	$46,096
25	Inkster	72	$75,700	$1,127	$39,632
26	Owosso	72	$121,500	$831	$53,702
27	Sturgis	72	$129,400	$793	$60,640
28	Hillsdale	72	$131,300	$801	$47,817
29	Big Rapids	72	$134,200	$815	$40,197
30	Albion	72	$133,027	$769	$40,040
31	Saginaw	73	$123,169	$909	$37,298
32	Charlotte	73	$140,500	$779	$63,385
33	Manistee	73	$144,400	$771	$59,315
34	Eastwood	74	$133,800	$1,028	$50,054
35	Springfield	74	$136,949	$851	$43,681
36	Detroit	75	$74,828	$1,318	$39,575
37	Hastings	75	$159,000	$785	$56,309
38	Eaton Rapids	75	$140,600	$944	$63,618
39	Lansing	76	$119,400	$1,283	$52,170
40	Ionia	76	$161,100	$789	$60,729
41	Fair Plain	76	$147,800	$989	$55,536
42	Bridgeport	76	$163,367	$740	$47,325
43	Ishpeming	76	$176,729	$688	$52,717
44	Burton	77	$149,807	$1,006	$57,767
45	Mount Pleasant	77	$168,700	$870	$39,924
46	Melvindale	77	$113,100	$1,116	$41,356
47	Center Line	77	$163,014	$627	$52,857
48	Pontiac	78	$133,176	$1,007	$42,791
49	Wayne	78	$142,200	$924	$54,467
50	Shields	78	$173,300	$937	$83,986
51	South Monroe	78	$176,900	$935	$59,674
52	Battle Creek	79	$174,076	$934	$51,699
53	Lincoln Park	79	$147,641	$972	$57,183
54	Muskegon	79	$179,435	$927	$46,342
55	Hamtramck	79	$156,905	$907	$40,103
56	Adrian	79	$180,007	$939	$42,851
57	Ludington	79	$192,800	$824	$44,471
58	Swartz Creek	79	$168,900	$995	$73,862
59	Port Huron	81	$166,744	$972	$49,377
60	Mount Clemens	81	$174,135	$899	$57,663
61	Niles	81	$200,032	$869	$47,815
62	Lapeer	81	$165,300	$947	$53,038
63	Grand Ledge	81	$189,300	$944	$66,515
64	Harper Woods	82	$143,600	$1,306	$61,446
65	Hazel Park	82	$152,321	$1,221	$62,878
66	Coldwater	82	$207,966	$912	$50,084
67	Taylor	83	$172,173	$1,036	$59,537
68	Roseville	83	$166,453	$1,175	$61,222
69	Eastpointe	83	$150,545	$1,335	$58,196
70	Wyandotte	83	$183,054	$995	$67,846
71	Monroe	83	$217,214	$898	$59,532
72	Marysville	83	$185,500	$955	$69,661
73	Westwood	83	$187,300	$1,192	$62,408
74	Mason	83	$194,600	$1,103	$79,521
75	Houghton	84	$233,700	$861	$35,417
76	Grand Blanc	84	$228,000	$854	$67,284
77	Southgate	85	$188,891	$1,102	$64,635
78	Garden City	85	$196,425	$991	$64,396
79	Romulus	86	$198,706	$1,050	$72,235
80	Waverly	86	$222,300	$1,125	$75,868
81	Flushing	86	$231,596	$940	$77,372
82	Marshall	86	$233,853	$933	$75,220
83	Belding	86	$259,482	$693	$55,895
84	Westland	87	$207,535	$1,113	$62,216
85	Midland	87	$240,729	$990	$74,906
86	Fraser	87	$231,578	$827	$61,118
87	Tecumseh	87	$250,101	$969	$64,086
88	Davison	87	$248,960	$858	$50,450
89	Warren	88	$195,562	$1,336	$63,741
90	Holland	88	$235,800	$1,143	$72,905
91	Allen Park	88	$202,784	$1,181	$80,045
92	Holt	88	$213,200	$1,323	$87,827
93	Marquette	88	$254,100	$958	$55,825
94	Trenton	88	$234,476	$873	$78,565
95	Greenville	88	$259,775	$899	$55,477
96	Dearborn Heights	89	$208,298	$1,260	$61,035
97	Madison Heights	89	$214,435	$1,138	$66,726
98	Kalamazoo	90	$232,128	$1,287	$48,965
99	St. Clair Shores	90	$223,977	$1,143	$72,693
100	East Lansing	90	$251,600	$1,122	$43,547
101	Riverview	90	$237,054	$1,050	$71,783
102	St. Johns	90	$279,088	$870	$63,030
103	Comstock Northwest	90	$258,619	$1,022	$73,290
104	Flat Rock	91	$250,521	$1,006	$73,288
105	Howell	91	$240,700	$1,121	$57,122
106	Utica	91	$247,704	$984	$55,524
107	Allegan	91	$271,916	$1,024	$42,261
108	Oak Park	92	$227,516	$1,354	$65,882
109	Haslett	92	$269,200	$1,083	$74,164
110	Woodhaven	92	$262,073	$1,015	$83,291
111	Dearborn	93	$239,537	$1,264	$65,192
112	Northview	93	$262,200	$1,313	$82,853
113	Walled Lake	93	$236,575	$1,304	$67,335
114	Dundee	93	$282,861	$1,120	$71,058
115	Frankenmuth	93	$309,860	$814	$84,583
116	Wyoming	94	$281,164	$1,141	$72,163
117	Southfield	94	$246,405	$1,301	$65,848
118	Portage	94	$288,157	$1,120	$79,529
119	Cutlerville	94	$283,665	$1,174	$65,833
120	Comstock Park	94	$298,539	$1,070	$54,871
121	Petoskey	94	$319,300	$872	$71,783
122	Norton Shores	95	$281,028	$1,286	$73,390
123	Ypsilanti	95	$282,767	$1,251	$44,141
124	Temperance	95	$285,938	$1,270	$76,069
125	Freeland	95	$289,207	$1,235	$103,431
126	Milan	95	$298,199	$1,083	$93,016
127	Richmond	95	$297,857	$870	$61,715
128	Lambertville	96	$296,246	$1,191	$100,134
129	Clawson	97	$279,422	$1,253	$86,630
130	Auburn Hills	98	$271,413	$1,411	$78,727
131	St. Joseph	98	$321,493	$1,079	$77,765
132	Holly	98	$312,940	$974	$61,221
133	St. Clair	98	$306,472	$1,033	$68,482
134	Kentwood	99	$323,449	$1,205	$73,647
135	Ferndale	99	$246,117	$1,720	$91,732
136	Sterling Heights	100	$301,210	$1,267	$78,429
137	Livonia	100	$303,954	$1,284	$96,317
138	Jenison	100	$257,600	$1,962	$86,063
139	Brighton	100	$302,800	$1,248	$81,772
140	Grand Rapids	101	$296,961	$1,662	$65,526
141	Okemos	101	$336,800	$1,250	$97,603
142	Walker	101	$347,044	$1,121	$73,835
143	Grandville	101	$348,819	$1,112	$78,551
144	New Haven	101	$303,573	$1,301	$68,203
145	Berkley	102	$306,954	$1,436	$113,103
146	Farmington	102	$320,055	$1,299	$94,115
147	Zeeland	102	$379,781	$908	$49,367
148	New Baltimore	103	$348,980	$1,081	$97,027
149	Whitmore Lake	103	$349,044	$1,268	$78,038
150	Grand Haven	104	$389,453	$961	$60,665
151	Wixom	105	$375,821	$974	$68,319
152	Fenton	106	$348,401	$1,323	$83,077
153	Lake Fenton	106	$372,800	$1,343	$112,676
154	Allendale	107	$402,194	$1,081	$68,449
155	Traverse City	108	$427,667	$983	$71,731
156	Hudsonville	109	$416,187	$1,170	$88,606
157	Grosse Pointe Woods	110	$343,396	$1,755	$129,442
158	Farmington Hills	111	$378,259	$1,475	$101,863
159	Royal Oak	111	$323,624	$2,011	$95,182
160	Rockford	111	$438,722	$1,088	$100,156
161	Chelsea	112	$400,699	$1,543	$71,702
162	Saline	114	$456,956	$1,098	$90,662
163	South Lyon	117	$459,087	$1,208	$83,822
164	Plymouth	117	$460,293	$1,118	$111,742
165	Milford	117	$469,885	$1,058	$102,521
166	Rochester	119	$476,091	$1,201	$104,920
167	Rochester Hills	121	$453,517	$1,606	$119,054
168	Troy	123	$447,005	$1,875	$119,299
169	Novi	123	$458,257	$1,696	$110,938
170	Grosse Pointe Park	123	$493,454	$1,365	$121,796
171	Grosse Pointe	123	$462,842	$1,670	$141,985
172	Forest Hills	124	$474,800	$1,950	$156,618
173	Grosse Pointe Farms	125	$501,581	$1,500	$160,589
174	Northville	134	$575,128	$1,443	$143,875
175	Ann Arbor	136	$511,402	$2,496	$81,089
176	Huntington Woods	136	$521,110	$2,266	$188,229
177	Beverly Hills	141	$570,132	$2,208	$175,460
178	East Grand Rapids	144	$648,391	$1,845	$168,487
179	Birmingham	154	$714,467	$1,891	$153,125

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