Best Places to Live in Michigan for Affordable Living

Top 25 places

1. #1Bay CityPopulation 32,664 · solid overall livability74% match
2. #2LansingPopulation 112,986 · mixed overall livability54% match
3. #3KalamazooPopulation 73,342 · mixed overall livability54% match
4. #4TaylorPopulation 62,937 · solid overall livability54% match
5. #5Battle CreekPopulation 52,469 · solid overall livability54% match
6. #6RosevillePopulation 47,476 · solid overall livability54% match
7. #7Lincoln ParkPopulation 39,807 · solid overall livability54% match
8. #8EastpointePopulation 34,087 · mixed overall livability54% match
9. #9SouthgatePopulation 29,948 · solid overall livability54% match
10. #10BurtonPopulation 29,568 · solid overall livability54% match
11. #11Port HuronPopulation 28,881 · mixed overall livability54% match
12. #12Garden CityPopulation 27,203 · solid overall livability54% match
13. #13RomulusPopulation 25,055 · solid overall livability54% match
14. #14DetroitPopulation 636,787 · mixed overall livability43% match
15. #15Royal OakPopulation 58,053 · solid overall livability43% match
16. #16SaginawPopulation 44,316 · solid overall livability43% match
17. #17MuskegonPopulation 38,286 · solid overall livability43% match
18. #18JacksonPopulation 31,420 · solid overall livability43% match
19. #19Madison HeightsPopulation 28,521 · solid overall livability43% match
20. #20HamtramckPopulation 27,842 · solid overall livability43% match
21. #21InksterPopulation 25,839 · solid overall livability43% match
22. #22OkemosPopulation 25,549 · mixed overall livability43% match
23. #23WarrenPopulation 138,588 · solid overall livability31% match
24. #24Sterling HeightsPopulation 133,744 · mixed overall livability31% match
25. #25DearbornPopulation 108,414 · solid overall livability31% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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