Most affordable towns in Michigan
Ranked by how many years of a typical MI household income ($72,875) it takes to buy each town's median home. Lower is easier to buy in. 719 towns with 2,500+ residents.
Sturgis ranks #107 of 719
2.1 yrs of a typical MI income buys a typical home · Visit Sturgis →
1
Flint
0.7 yrs
$53,500 median home
2
Saginaw
Saginaw County
0.8 yrs
$60,000 median home
3
River Rouge
0.9 yrs
$65,100 median home
How this ranking works
We divide each town’s median home value by the MI median household income ($72,875). The result is how many years of a typical paycheck it takes to buy a typical home there. Lower is more affordable. Across Michigan as a whole it’s 3.2 years.
Why not each town’s own income? That would rank wealthy towns with half-million-dollar homes as “affordable” only because their residents earn so much. One shared income answers the question people actually ask: where could a typical family afford to live?
Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.






















































































































































































































