Most Affordable Cities in Michigan

Cost of living rankings for 179 cities in Michigan. On average, Michigan is affordable with a statewide average Cost Index of 58.

Data Updated: March 2026

Cheapest City

Ironwood

Index: 26

Most Expensive

Birmingham

Index: 149

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	Ironwood	26	$74,900	$555	$37,191
2	River Rouge	29	$55,900	$759	$32,568
3	Flint	30	$47,600	$859	$36,194
4	Highland Park	30	$75,800	$691	$27,582
5	Muskegon Heights	31	$55,800	$826	$33,780
6	Buena Vista	31	$51,800	$875	$38,835
7	Alpena	32	$110,400	$599	$47,604
8	Benton Harbor	32	$75,500	$775	$29,652
9	Beecher	32	$48,400	$905	$35,582
10	Saginaw	33	$54,000	$909	$37,298
11	Bay City	33	$89,900	$739	$47,904
12	Ecorse	33	$59,400	$879	$45,082
13	Menominee	33	$97,800	$700	$49,646
14	Albion	33	$91,100	$769	$40,040
15	Bridgeport	33	$91,400	$740	$47,325
16	Escanaba	34	$116,600	$661	$40,169
17	Iron Mountain	34	$117,600	$656	$56,622
18	Ishpeming	34	$109,200	$688	$52,717
19	Dowagiac	35	$110,300	$722	$38,433
20	Jackson	37	$94,700	$874	$42,848
21	Alma	37	$108,100	$791	$50,506
22	Center Line	37	$145,300	$627	$52,857
23	Gladstone	37	$111,700	$793	$57,534
24	Springfield	38	$105,300	$851	$43,681
25	Owosso	39	$121,500	$831	$53,702
26	Sault Ste. Marie	39	$127,300	$787	$55,031
27	Sturgis	39	$129,400	$793	$60,640
28	Cadillac	39	$117,500	$806	$50,512
29	Three Rivers	39	$120,200	$815	$48,852
30	Houghton Lake	39	$122,800	$791	$50,861
31	Kingsford	39	$110,600	$861	$61,108
32	Detroit	40	$76,800	$1,034	$39,575
33	Niles	40	$115,400	$869	$47,815
34	Hillsdale	40	$131,300	$801	$47,817
35	Big Rapids	40	$134,200	$815	$40,197
36	St. Louis	40	$115,700	$865	$46,096
37	Belding	40	$152,700	$693	$55,895
38	Hamtramck	41	$116,400	$907	$40,103
39	Charlotte	41	$140,500	$779	$63,385
40	Manistee	41	$144,400	$771	$59,315
41	Inkster	42	$75,700	$1,127	$39,632
42	Adrian	42	$119,900	$939	$42,851
43	Coldwater	42	$120,900	$912	$50,084
44	Lansing	43	$119,400	$976	$52,170
45	Pontiac	43	$110,600	$1,007	$42,791
46	Battle Creek	43	$127,600	$934	$51,699
47	Lincoln Park	43	$117,400	$972	$57,183
48	Muskegon	43	$121,800	$927	$46,342
49	Hastings	43	$159,000	$785	$56,309
50	Ionia	44	$161,100	$789	$60,729
51	Wayne	45	$142,200	$924	$54,467
52	Eaton Rapids	45	$140,600	$944	$63,618
53	Burton	46	$131,200	$1,006	$57,767
54	Port Huron	46	$136,000	$972	$49,377
55	Eastwood	46	$133,800	$1,028	$50,054
56	Davison	46	$166,100	$858	$50,450
57	Mount Pleasant	47	$168,700	$870	$39,924
58	Monroe	47	$161,500	$898	$59,532
59	Melvindale	47	$113,100	$1,116	$41,356
60	Greenville	47	$160,600	$899	$55,477
61	Taylor	48	$141,200	$1,036	$59,537
62	Mount Clemens	48	$169,000	$899	$57,663
63	St. Johns	48	$175,300	$870	$63,030
64	Fair Plain	48	$147,800	$989	$55,536
65	Wyandotte	49	$159,700	$995	$67,846
66	Fraser	49	$193,600	$827	$61,118
67	Lapeer	49	$165,300	$947	$53,038
68	Ludington	49	$192,800	$824	$44,471
69	Marshall	49	$169,800	$933	$75,220
70	Garden City	50	$162,400	$991	$64,396
71	Romulus	50	$149,100	$1,050	$72,235
72	Shields	50	$173,300	$937	$83,986
73	South Monroe	50	$176,900	$935	$59,674
74	Allegan	50	$161,100	$1,024	$42,261
75	Kalamazoo	51	$164,500	$1,031	$48,965
76	Trenton	51	$202,400	$873	$78,565
77	Holly	51	$174,900	$974	$61,221
78	Swartz Creek	51	$168,900	$995	$73,862
79	Roseville	52	$142,700	$1,175	$61,222
80	Marysville	52	$185,500	$955	$69,661
81	Flushing	52	$189,500	$940	$77,372
82	Grand Ledge	52	$189,300	$944	$66,515
83	Southgate	53	$165,400	$1,102	$64,635
84	Hazel Park	53	$141,200	$1,221	$62,878
85	Tecumseh	53	$193,600	$969	$64,086
86	Midland	54	$192,400	$990	$74,906
87	Grand Blanc	54	$228,000	$854	$67,284
88	Westland	55	$176,500	$1,113	$62,216
89	Eastpointe	55	$129,100	$1,335	$58,196
90	Flat Rock	55	$201,400	$1,006	$73,288
91	Houghton	55	$233,700	$861	$35,417
92	Richmond	55	$228,000	$870	$61,715
93	Allen Park	56	$174,500	$1,181	$80,045
94	Harper Woods	56	$143,600	$1,306	$61,446
95	Riverview	56	$200,500	$1,050	$71,783
96	Mason	57	$194,600	$1,103	$79,521
97	Utica	57	$216,800	$984	$55,524
98	Warren	58	$181,900	$1,184	$63,741
99	St. Clair Shores	58	$196,400	$1,143	$72,693
100	Madison Heights	58	$190,300	$1,138	$66,726
101	Woodhaven	58	$221,200	$1,015	$83,291
102	Zeeland	58	$248,100	$908	$49,367
103	Dearborn Heights	59	$174,900	$1,260	$61,035
104	Ypsilanti	59	$223,700	$1,034	$44,141
105	Comstock Park	59	$216,600	$1,070	$54,871
106	Westwood	59	$187,300	$1,192	$62,408
107	Wyoming	60	$203,900	$1,141	$72,163
108	Cutlerville	60	$200,900	$1,174	$65,833
109	Grand Haven	60	$242,400	$961	$60,665
110	Comstock Northwest	60	$233,100	$1,022	$73,290
111	Frankenmuth	60	$277,600	$814	$84,583
112	Waverly	61	$222,300	$1,125	$75,868
113	Marquette	61	$254,100	$958	$55,825
114	Milan	62	$233,700	$1,083	$93,016
115	St. Clair	62	$241,700	$1,033	$68,482
116	Dearborn	63	$205,900	$1,264	$65,192
117	Howell	63	$240,700	$1,121	$57,122
118	Dundee	63	$233,000	$1,120	$71,058
119	Grand Rapids	64	$225,500	$1,191	$65,526
120	Portage	64	$243,400	$1,120	$79,529
121	Holland	64	$235,800	$1,143	$72,905
122	New Haven	64	$207,600	$1,301	$68,203
123	East Lansing	65	$251,600	$1,122	$43,547
124	Oak Park	65	$198,500	$1,354	$65,882
125	Norton Shores	65	$214,000	$1,286	$73,390
126	Grandville	65	$251,100	$1,112	$78,551
127	Lambertville	65	$233,500	$1,191	$100,134
128	Walled Lake	65	$213,000	$1,304	$67,335
129	Holt	66	$213,200	$1,323	$87,827
130	Ferndale	66	$233,600	$1,235	$91,732
131	Haslett	66	$269,200	$1,083	$74,164
132	Fenton	66	$211,700	$1,323	$83,077
133	Temperance	66	$230,200	$1,270	$76,069
134	Southfield	67	$226,900	$1,301	$65,848
135	Kentwood	67	$249,000	$1,205	$73,647
136	Walker	67	$266,400	$1,121	$73,835
137	St. Joseph	67	$271,100	$1,079	$77,765
138	Freeland	67	$241,400	$1,235	$103,431
139	Petoskey	67	$319,300	$872	$71,783
140	Hudsonville	68	$260,500	$1,170	$88,606
141	Allendale	69	$287,600	$1,081	$68,449
142	Clawson	69	$250,800	$1,253	$86,630
143	Sterling Heights	70	$260,700	$1,267	$78,429
144	Rockford	70	$294,800	$1,088	$100,156
145	Livonia	71	$265,300	$1,284	$96,317
146	Auburn Hills	71	$233,900	$1,411	$78,727
147	Northview	72	$262,200	$1,313	$82,853
148	New Baltimore	72	$309,800	$1,081	$97,027
149	South Lyon	72	$280,900	$1,208	$83,822
150	Whitmore Lake	72	$270,300	$1,268	$78,038
151	Wixom	73	$336,200	$974	$68,319
152	Farmington	73	$273,000	$1,299	$94,115
153	Saline	73	$310,600	$1,098	$90,662
154	Brighton	76	$302,800	$1,248	$81,772
155	Milford	76	$348,600	$1,058	$102,521
156	Traverse City	77	$367,600	$983	$71,731
157	Royal Oak	78	$305,900	$1,335	$95,182
158	Berkley	79	$289,200	$1,436	$113,103
159	Okemos	80	$336,800	$1,250	$97,603
160	Chelsea	84	$301,100	$1,543	$71,702
161	Farmington Hills	86	$333,200	$1,475	$101,863
162	Plymouth	87	$418,200	$1,118	$111,742
163	Lake Fenton	87	$372,800	$1,343	$112,676
164	Jenison	89	$257,600	$1,962	$86,063
165	Grosse Pointe Woods	93	$322,500	$1,755	$129,442
166	Rochester	94	$450,800	$1,201	$104,920
167	Rochester Hills	95	$377,400	$1,606	$119,054
168	Troy	97	$396,800	$1,557	$119,299
169	Grosse Pointe Farms	98	$418,600	$1,500	$160,589
170	Grosse Pointe	99	$391,800	$1,670	$141,985
171	Grosse Pointe Park	100	$460,500	$1,365	$121,796
172	Novi	101	$399,100	$1,696	$110,938
173	Northville	101	$455,100	$1,443	$143,875
174	Ann Arbor	102	$435,100	$1,552	$81,089
175	East Grand Rapids	117	$488,500	$1,845	$168,487
176	Forest Hills	118	$474,800	$1,950	$156,618
177	Huntington Woods	126	$470,600	$2,266	$188,229
178	Beverly Hills	128	$488,800	$2,208	$175,460
179	Birmingham	149	$712,700	$1,891	$153,125

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