Rankings · How Flint ranks in MI
Flint is #1 in Michigan for affordability
Flint is ranked on 36 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
36
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #1 most affordable
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Flint marked.
At a glance
Flint lands in the top half on 7 of 23 lists
Each dot is Flint’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Flint does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Cost of livingHousing →
Most affordable#1/719Lowest property tax#7/719Cheapest rent#216/683Rent easiest to afford#128/141 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#254/719 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#231/719Closest to a top hospital#640/719Fewest uninsured#700/719Most active#711/719Fewest smokers#713/719Healthiest#714/719Lowest obesity#717/719 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#424/509 People
Most educated#643/719 SafetySafety →
Safest#237/254 What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 88% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Flint’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer seniors than 88% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
14.1% of residents are 65+
Younger than 84% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
36.9 median age
Drier than 80% of MI towns
DrierWetter
33 in of rain + melted snow a year
Shorter growing season than 80% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
155 days between frosts
More kids than 74% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.6% of residents are under 18
Hotter summers than 73% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.8° July high
More year-round than 71% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Colder winters than 59% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.1° January low
More snow than 58% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
52 in of snow a year
Almost there
4 spots from the top 3 for low property taxes
Lists where Flint sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Flint out-ranks 2 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.