Cheapest Cities in Michigan
Most affordable cities in Michigan (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.
| # |
City |
Cost Index |
Income |
Rent |
Population |
| 1 |
Ironwood
|
56 |
$37,191 |
$555/mo |
5,004 |
| 2 |
Alpena
|
60 |
$47,604 |
$599/mo |
10,178 |
| 3 |
Benton Harbor
|
61 |
$29,652 |
$775/mo |
9,023 |
| 4 |
Bridgeport
|
61 |
$47,325 |
$740/mo |
6,841 |
| 5 |
Flint
|
61 |
$36,194 |
$859/mo |
80,835 |
| 6 |
Bay City
|
62 |
$47,904 |
$739/mo |
32,445 |
| 7 |
Highland Park
|
62 |
$27,582 |
$691/mo |
8,798 |
| 8 |
Albion
|
62 |
$40,040 |
$769/mo |
7,608 |
| 9 |
Muskegon Heights
|
62 |
$33,780 |
$826/mo |
9,902 |
| 10 |
River Rouge
|
62 |
$32,568 |
$759/mo |
7,092 |
| 11 |
Buena Vista
|
62 |
$38,835 |
$875/mo |
5,904 |
| 12 |
Menominee
|
62 |
$49,646 |
$700/mo |
8,370 |
| 13 |
Iron Mountain
|
62 |
$56,622 |
$656/mo |
7,508 |
| 14 |
Escanaba
|
62 |
$40,169 |
$661/mo |
12,374 |
| 15 |
Ishpeming
|
63 |
$52,717 |
$688/mo |
6,173 |
| 16 |
Beecher
|
63 |
$35,582 |
$905/mo |
8,507 |
| 17 |
Dowagiac
|
63 |
$38,433 |
$722/mo |
5,677 |
| 18 |
Saginaw
|
63 |
$37,298 |
$909/mo |
43,879 |
| 19 |
Center Line
|
65 |
$52,857 |
$627/mo |
8,448 |
| 20 |
Springfield
|
65 |
$43,681 |
$851/mo |
5,295 |
| 21 |
Alma
|
66 |
$50,506 |
$791/mo |
9,421 |
| 22 |
Ecorse
|
66 |
$45,082 |
$879/mo |
9,170 |
| 23 |
Gladstone
|
66 |
$57,534 |
$793/mo |
5,240 |
| 24 |
Three Rivers
|
67 |
$48,852 |
$815/mo |
7,936 |
| 25 |
Jackson
|
67 |
$42,848 |
$874/mo |
31,206 |
| 26 |
Belding
|
67 |
$55,895 |
$693/mo |
5,949 |
| 27 |
Houghton Lake
|
67 |
$50,861 |
$791/mo |
5,761 |
| 28 |
Cadillac
|
67 |
$50,512 |
$806/mo |
10,404 |
| 29 |
Sault Ste. Marie
|
67 |
$55,031 |
$787/mo |
13,373 |
| 30 |
Niles
|
67 |
$47,815 |
$869/mo |
11,838 |
| 31 |
St. Louis
|
67 |
$46,096 |
$865/mo |
6,926 |
| 32 |
Sturgis
|
68 |
$60,640 |
$793/mo |
11,077 |
| 33 |
Hillsdale
|
68 |
$47,817 |
$801/mo |
8,013 |
| 34 |
Charlotte
|
68 |
$63,385 |
$779/mo |
9,269 |
| 35 |
Owosso
|
68 |
$53,702 |
$831/mo |
14,658 |
| 36 |
Kingsford
|
68 |
$61,108 |
$861/mo |
5,138 |
| 37 |
Manistee
|
68 |
$59,315 |
$771/mo |
6,275 |
| 38 |
Big Rapids
|
69 |
$40,197 |
$815/mo |
7,847 |
| 39 |
Battle Creek
|
70 |
$51,699 |
$934/mo |
52,392 |
| 40 |
Hastings
|
70 |
$56,309 |
$785/mo |
7,515 |
| 41 |
Muskegon
|
70 |
$46,342 |
$927/mo |
37,203 |
| 42 |
Ionia
|
70 |
$60,729 |
$789/mo |
12,950 |
| 43 |
Coldwater
|
70 |
$50,084 |
$912/mo |
13,847 |
| 44 |
Davison
|
71 |
$50,450 |
$858/mo |
5,082 |
| 45 |
Adrian
|
71 |
$42,851 |
$939/mo |
20,493 |
| 46 |
Hamtramck
|
71 |
$40,103 |
$907/mo |
27,830 |
| 47 |
Mount Pleasant
|
72 |
$39,924 |
$870/mo |
21,420 |
| 48 |
Lansing
|
72 |
$52,170 |
$976/mo |
112,546 |
| 49 |
Detroit
|
72 |
$39,575 |
$1,034/mo |
636,644 |
| 50 |
Burton
|
73 |
$57,767 |
$1,006/mo |
29,529 |