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Cheapest Cost of Living in Michigan

Top 100 cities ranked by cheapest cost of living

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Composite rankings combining multiple weighted metrics — 5 topics across U.S. Census, FBI, NOAA and CDC data.

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Cheapest Cost of Living — Michigan

1 Detroit 96.2
2 Grand Rapids 96.2
3 Warren 96.2
4 Sterling Heights 96.2
5 Ann Arbor 96.2
6 Lansing 96.2
7 Dearborn 96.2
8 Livonia 96.2
9 Troy 96.2
10 Westland 96.2
11 Farmington Hills 96.2
12 Flint 96.2
13 Wyoming 96.2
14 Rochester Hills 96.2
15 Southfield 96.2
16 Kalamazoo 96.2
17 Novi 96.2
18 Taylor 96.2
19 Dearborn Heights 96.2
20 Pontiac 96.2
21 St. Clair Shores 96.2
22 Royal Oak 96.2
23 Kentwood 96.2
24 Battle Creek 96.2
25 Portage 96.2
26 Roseville 96.2
27 East Lansing 96.2
28 Saginaw 96.2
29 Midland 96.2
30 Lincoln Park 96.2
31 Muskegon 96.2
32 Holland 96.2
33 Eastpointe 96.2
34 Bay City 96.2
35 Jackson 96.2
36 Southgate 96.2
37 Burton 96.2
38 Oak Park 96.2
39 Port Huron 96.2
40 Forest Hills 96.2
41 Madison Heights 96.2
42 Allen Park 96.2
43 Hamtramck 96.2
44 Garden City 96.2
45 Allendale 96.2
46 Inkster 96.2
47 Okemos 96.2
48 Holt 96.2
49 Walker 96.2
50 Norton Shores 96.2
51 Romulus 96.2
52 Auburn Hills 96.2
53 Wyandotte 96.2
54 Waverly 96.2
55 Birmingham 96.2
56 Mount Pleasant 96.2
57 Marquette 96.2
58 Adrian 96.2
59 Monroe 96.2
60 Ypsilanti 96.2
61 Cutlerville 96.2
62 Ferndale 96.2
63 Haslett 96.2
64 Trenton 96.2
65 Wayne 96.2
66 Jenison 96.2
67 Wixom 96.2
68 Grosse Pointe Woods 96.2
69 Grandville 96.2
70 Mount Clemens 96.2
71 Traverse City 96.2
72 Northview 96.2
73 Harper Woods 96.2
74 Berkley 96.2
75 Hazel Park 96.2
76 Owosso 96.2
77 Fraser 96.2
78 Coldwater 96.2
79 Sault Ste. Marie 96.2
80 Ionia 96.2
81 Rochester 96.2
82 Woodhaven 96.2
83 Melvindale 96.2
84 Escanaba 96.2
85 Riverview 96.2
86 New Baltimore 96.2
87 Fenton 96.2
88 Niles 96.2
89 South Lyon 96.2
90 Farmington 96.2
91 East Grand Rapids 96.2
92 Grosse Pointe Park 96.2
93 Clawson 96.2
94 Sturgis 96.2
95 Grand Haven 96.2
96 Beverly Hills 96.2
97 Flat Rock 96.2
98 Cadillac 96.2
99 Comstock Park 96.2
100 Alpena 96.2

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by cheapest cost of living in Michigan.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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