What is the #1 cheapest places to live in michigan?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Baldwin	1,161	58.3
2	Brownlee Park	2,037	60.9
3	Benton Heights	3,572	62.1
4	Benton Harbor	9,023	63.0
5	Beaverton	1,036	63.9
6	Ironwood	5,004	64.0
7	Baraga	1,948	64.3
8	River Rouge	7,092	64.6
9	Lakeview	1,049	65.1
10	Highland Park	8,798	65.6
11	Standish	1,616	66.0
12	Farwell	1,086	66.2
13	Skidway Lake	2,800	66.3
14	Muskegon Heights	9,902	66.5
15	Harbor Beach	1,576	66.8
16	Lawrence	1,186	66.9
17	Lake Linden	1,042	68.4
18	Beecher	8,507	68.4
19	Manistique	2,844	68.5
20	Evart	1,764	68.6
21	Iron River	3,009	68.9
22	Laurium	1,486	69.1
23	Coleman	1,147	69.3
24	Harrison	2,275	69.5
25	East Tawas	2,686	70.2
26	Escanaba	12,374	70.4
27	Dowagiac	5,677	70.9
28	Buena Vista	5,904	71.0
29	Mio	1,504	71.3
30	St. Helen	2,841	71.3
31	Ontonagon	1,266	71.3
32	Grayling	1,638	71.4
33	Flint	80,835	71.7
34	Albion	7,608	71.9
35	Bessemer	1,778	72.3
36	Kalkaska	2,370	72.6
37	Alpena	10,178	72.9
38	Hesperia	1,007	72.9
39	Saginaw	43,879	73.0
40	Hartford	2,312	73.2
41	Wakefield	1,789	73.6
42	Caro	4,284	73.6
43	Rogers City	2,873	73.7
44	Gladwin	3,081	73.9
45	Cassopolis	1,763	74.2
46	Stanton	1,292	74.5
47	Cheboygan	4,801	74.6
48	Reed City	2,505	74.6
49	Prudenville	1,286	74.9
50	Mount Morris	3,130	75.4
51	Roscommon	1,029	75.6
52	Carson City	1,161	75.6
53	West Branch	2,177	76.2
54	Bridgeport	6,841	76.5
55	Ecorse	9,170	76.6
56	Bronson	2,183	76.7
57	Edmore	1,417	76.7
58	Paw Paw	3,277	76.7
59	Detroit	636,644	76.9
60	Litchfield	1,391	77.0
61	Marlette	1,771	77.2
62	North Branch	1,199	77.2
63	Jackson	31,206	77.3
64	Hamtramck	27,830	77.4
65	Reading	1,241	77.5
66	Big Rapids	7,847	77.7
67	Luna Pier	1,204	77.7
68	Springfield	5,295	77.7
69	Manton	1,347	77.7
70	Bangor	2,113	77.7
71	Bad Axe	3,010	77.8
72	Weidman	1,217	77.9
73	Menominee	8,370	78.0
74	Sebewaing	1,921	78.1
75	Gwinn	1,268	78.3
76	Bay City	32,445	78.4
77	Montrose	2,057	79.1
78	Clare	3,341	79.3
79	L'Anse	1,916	79.3
80	Homer	1,584	79.3
81	Norway	2,835	79.3
82	White Pigeon	1,637	79.5
83	Au Sable	1,780	79.6
84	Tawas City	1,654	79.8
85	St. Charles	1,857	79.8
86	Pinconning	1,384	79.9
87	St. Louis	6,926	80.2
88	Ishpeming	6,173	80.3
89	Shelby	2,571	80.4
90	Ovid	1,331	80.4
91	Newberry	1,453	80.6
92	Scottville	1,359	80.6
93	East Jordan	1,776	80.7
94	Adrian	20,493	81.0
95	Cass City	2,189	81.2
96	Hillsdale	8,013	81.2
97	Niles	11,838	81.3
98	Yale	2,157	81.4
99	Three Rivers	7,936	81.5
100	Houghton Lake	5,761	81.6
101	Newaygo	2,486	82.0
102	Croswell	2,667	82.2
103	Munising	1,907	82.3
104	Cadillac	10,404	82.4
105	K. I. Sawyer	2,791	82.4
106	Howard City	1,683	82.4
107	Crystal Falls	1,734	82.6
108	Mount Pleasant	21,420	82.6
109	Clio	2,165	82.7
110	Colon	1,432	82.7
111	Pontiac	61,914	82.9
112	Kincheloe	2,875	83.2
113	Alma	9,421	83.2
114	Corunna	3,054	83.4
115	Melvindale	12,605	83.4
116	West Monroe	2,753	83.4
117	Iron Mountain	7,508	83.4
118	Deckerville	1,057	83.5
119	Muskegon	37,203	83.6
120	Wolf Lake	4,802	83.8
121	Allegan	5,182	83.8
122	Galesburg	2,122	83.8
123	Center Line	8,448	83.9
124	Olivet	1,633	84.0
125	Breckenridge	1,411	84.0
126	Jonesville	2,257	84.1
127	Coldwater	13,847	84.1
128	Gaylord	4,307	84.2
129	Morenci	2,149	84.4
130	Nashville	1,371	84.4
131	Inkster	25,602	84.4
132	Pigeon	1,093	84.4
133	Ludington	7,664	84.5
134	Marcellus	1,113	84.6
135	Lexington	1,119	84.7
136	Sand Lake	1,214	84.7
137	Sault Ste. Marie	13,373	84.8
138	Houghton	8,341	84.9
139	Chesaning	2,411	85.0
140	Union City	1,814	85.0
141	Quinnesec	1,150	85.4
142	Sandusky	2,692	85.6
143	Hart	1,931	85.9
144	Gladstone	5,240	86.5
145	St. Ignace	2,409	86.5
146	Stockbridge	1,235	86.8
147	Mancelona	1,496	87.1
148	Quincy	1,487	87.3
149	Battle Creek	52,392	87.4
150	Saranac	1,973	87.4
151	Owosso	14,658	87.6
152	Brooklyn	1,047	87.8
153	Millington	1,151	87.9
154	Decatur	1,814	88.0
155	Davison	5,082	88.2
156	Brown City	1,211	88.3
157	Port Huron	28,724	88.3
158	Watervliet	1,879	88.8
159	Eastwood	6,704	88.8
160	Lansing	112,546	88.9
161	White Cloud	1,297	88.9
162	Kent City	1,218	88.9
163	Belding	5,949	89.0
164	Edwardsburg	1,244	89.0
165	Manistee	6,275	89.4
166	Sturgis	11,077	89.4
167	Webberville	1,339	89.5
168	Algonac	4,152	89.6
169	Lawton	2,056	89.6
170	Buchanan	4,259	89.8
171	Hastings	7,515	90.1
172	Hancock	4,510	90.1
173	Athens	1,149	90.1
174	Vassar	2,704	90.5
175	Imlay City	3,706	90.6
176	Vandercook Lake	4,434	91.0
177	Ithaca	2,831	91.0
178	Lincoln Park	39,511	91.2
179	Kingsford	5,138	91.2
180	Kalamazoo	73,132	91.2
181	Durand	3,485	91.3
182	Fowlerville	2,950	91.3
183	Constantine	2,196	91.4
184	Hudson	2,385	91.6
185	Fremont	4,532	91.7
186	Fair Plain	6,992	91.8
187	Ionia	12,950	91.9
188	Greenville	8,897	92.1
189	Charlotte	9,269	93.0
190	Wayne	17,413	93.3
191	Grant	1,146	93.4
192	Zilwaukee	1,696	93.4
193	Fennville	1,880	93.6
194	Lapeer	9,053	93.6
195	Burton	29,529	93.7
196	Zeeland	5,691	93.9
197	Bellevue	1,333	94.2
198	Centreville	1,591	94.5
199	Monroe	20,330	94.5
200	Edgemont Park	2,367	94.9
201	Capac	1,903	95.0
202	Frankfort	1,158	95.1
203	Level Park-Oak Park	3,367	95.2
204	Sparta	4,260	95.4
205	Dollar Bay	1,070	95.7
206	Whitehall	2,974	95.9
207	South Monroe	6,771	95.9
208	Potterville	3,065	95.9
209	Concord	1,156	96.1
210	Parchment	2,012	96.1
211	Lakes of the North	1,076	96.3
212	Mount Clemens	15,567	96.3
213	Onsted	1,283	96.3
214	Indian River	2,210	96.4
215	Eaton Rapids	5,197	96.5
216	Ypsilanti	19,937	96.5
217	Taylor	62,405	96.5
218	Essexville	3,344	96.5
219	Memphis	1,107	96.7
220	Lake Odessa	2,174	97.1
221	Coloma	1,051	97.3
222	Morrice	1,647	97.4
223	St. Johns	7,712	97.6
224	Berrien Springs	2,043	97.6
225	Carleton	2,635	97.8
226	Holly	5,971	98.0
227	Blissfield	3,236	98.0
228	Marquette	20,691	98.1
229	Marine City	4,047	98.2
230	Fraser	14,604	98.3
231	Three Oaks	1,322	98.4
232	Stony Point	1,999	98.5
233	Montague	2,630	98.5
234	Utica	5,184	98.7
235	Charlevoix	2,420	98.9
236	Comstock Park	10,306	99.2
237	Negaunee	4,641	99.9
238	East Lansing	45,394	100.1
239	Belleville	3,961	100.2
240	Roosevelt Park	4,148	100.5
241	Leslie	2,167	100.6
242	Plainwell	3,764	100.9
243	Portland	3,821	101.2
244	Cedar Springs	3,661	101.2
245	Birch Run	1,236	101.4
246	Richmond	5,839	101.4
247	Roseville	47,240	101.7
248	Garden City	26,910	101.9
249	Fowler	1,446	102.3
250	Shepherd	1,438	102.6
251	Tecumseh	8,655	102.7
252	Michigan Center	4,623	102.7
253	Rapid City	1,315	102.8
254	Westland	84,155	102.8
255	Woodland Beach	2,509	102.9
256	Hazel Park	14,945	103.1
257	Wyandotte	24,593	103.2
258	Grand Haven	10,966	103.5
259	Howell	10,074	103.5
260	Eastpointe	34,003	103.6
261	Beechwood	2,736	103.7
262	Ravenna	1,472	103.8
263	Grand Ledge	7,797	104.0
264	Perry	2,198	104.0
265	Detroit Beach	2,231	104.1
266	Coopersville	4,841	104.3
267	Southgate	29,551	104.4
268	Canadian Lakes	2,701	104.9
269	Auburn	2,045	105.0
270	Marshall	6,797	105.1
271	Lowell	4,133	105.1
272	Marysville	9,942	105.5
273	Grand Blanc	7,995	105.6
274	Boyne City	3,829	105.6
275	Harper Woods	15,205	105.7
276	Paw Paw Lake	3,794	106.0
277	Cutlerville	19,465	106.2
278	Dearborn Heights	62,099	106.3
279	Westwood	8,968	106.4
280	Romulus	24,951	106.5
281	Laingsburg	1,640	106.7
282	Warren	138,128	106.7
283	Kingsley	1,783	106.7
284	Madison Heights	28,411	106.9
285	Swartz Creek	5,856	107.0
286	Trowbridge Park	2,271	107.1
287	Vicksburg	3,824	107.2
288	Harvey	3,080	107.2
289	Linden	4,150	107.3
290	Dryden	1,125	107.9
291	Lakewood Club	1,315	107.9
292	New Buffalo	1,306	108.0
293	Bridgman	2,383	108.8
294	Bath	2,938	108.9
295	Clinton	2,795	109.1
296	Grand Rapids	197,768	109.3
297	South Haven	3,994	109.3
298	Grass Lake	1,235	109.5
299	Schoolcraft	1,268	109.5
300	Petoskey	5,851	110.2
301	Wayland	4,430	110.4
302	Flushing	8,323	110.4
303	Midland	42,461	110.6
304	West Ishpeming	2,714	110.6
305	Dearborn	107,846	111.0
306	St. Clair	5,581	111.0
307	Spring Arbor	2,385	111.2
308	Petersburg	1,261	111.2
309	Otsego	4,079	111.5
310	Holland	34,266	111.6
311	Allendale	25,741	111.8
312	Lake Isabella	1,931	111.9
313	Reese	1,303	111.9
314	Wyoming	76,865	111.9
315	Riverview	12,269	111.9
316	Middleville	4,327	112.0
317	St. Clair Shores	58,287	112.1
318	Oak Park	29,370	112.3
319	Stevensville	1,126	112.5
320	New Haven	6,341	112.7
321	Trenton	18,242	112.7
322	Romeo	3,654	112.8
323	Manchester	2,375	112.8
324	Waverly	23,301	112.8
325	Harbor Springs	1,015	112.9
326	Walker	25,201	113.1
327	Comstock Northwest	5,190	113.1
328	Shields	7,276	113.2
329	Williamston	3,800	113.2
330	Walled Lake	7,275	113.3
331	Dundee	5,584	113.5
332	Frankenmuth	5,108	114.1
333	Southfield	76,025	114.1
334	Ferrysburg	2,949	114.4
335	Douglas	1,295	114.6
336	Flat Rock	10,418	114.9
337	Mattawan	2,615	115.1
338	Fruitport	1,269	115.1
339	Spring Lake	2,530	115.2
340	Kentwood	54,114	115.2
341	Allen Park	28,128	115.5
342	Almont	2,830	115.8
343	Wixom	17,126	116.1
344	Keego Harbor	2,747	116.8
345	Rockwood	3,189	117.0
346	Hemlock	1,323	117.0
347	Norton Shores	25,000	117.0
348	Portage	49,015	117.3
349	Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert	1,468	117.4
350	Mason	8,239	118.1
351	Traverse City	15,491	118.1
352	Haslett	19,025	118.3
353	Temperance	8,495	119.1
354	Grandville	16,135	119.4
355	Burt	1,430	119.8
356	Woodhaven	12,761	120.1
357	Fostoria	1,081	120.4
358	South Rockwood	1,891	120.7
359	Manitou Beach-Devils Lake	2,062	120.9
360	St. Joseph	7,805	121.7
361	Twin Lake	1,997	121.7
362	Sterling Heights	133,473	122.4
363	Hudsonville	7,711	122.9
364	Chums Corner	1,012	123.0
365	Elk Rapids	1,558	123.9
366	Fenton	11,950	124.7
367	Auburn Hills	24,911	124.8
368	Whitmore Lake	8,083	125.2
369	Pearl Beach	4,846	125.6
370	Richland	1,014	125.8
371	Holt	25,275	125.9
372	Pinckney	1,920	126.0
373	Ferndale	19,156	126.4
374	Northview	15,225	127.1
375	South Lyon	11,825	128.4
376	Chelsea	5,420	128.8
377	Milan	6,070	128.9
378	Lake LeAnn	1,522	128.9
379	Clawson	11,314	129.3
380	Brighton	7,576	129.7
381	Ortonville	1,353	130.0
382	Oxford	3,478	130.2
383	Gibraltar	4,937	131.2
384	Livonia	94,058	132.6
385	Argentine	2,357	133.4
386	Lambertville	9,708	133.5
387	Dorr	3,952	134.2
388	Lake Orion	2,873	135.4
389	Dimondale	1,582	135.9
390	Saline	8,976	135.9
391	Goodrich	2,024	136.6
392	New Baltimore	12,060	136.9
393	Farmington	11,472	137.9
394	Freeland	7,562	138.7
395	Rockford	6,162	138.9
396	Vineyard Lake	1,038	139.2
397	North Muskegon	4,089	140.3
398	Armada	1,876	140.5
399	Royal Oak	57,880	141.2
400	Wolverine Lake	4,476	141.8
401	Jenison	17,334	143.3
402	Milford	6,467	143.8
403	DeWitt	4,774	144.1
404	Lathrup Village	4,049	145.9
405	Farmington Hills	83,316	146.9
406	Okemos	25,503	147.4
407	Sylvan Lake	1,672	147.9
408	Caledonia	1,936	148.6
409	Ann Arbor	121,179	150.7
410	Plymouth	9,234	150.9
411	Lake Fenton	6,168	151.9
412	Greilickville	1,296	152.7
413	Wacousta	1,686	153.7
414	Berkley	15,084	154.0
415	Rochester	12,939	156.6
416	Lake Victoria	1,002	162.8
417	Dexter	4,495	163.4
418	Byron Center	6,817	168.2
419	Grosse Pointe Woods	16,177	168.7
420	Rochester Hills	76,086	168.8
421	Novi	66,224	168.9
422	Troy	87,307	170.1
423	Grosse Pointe Park	11,394	179.1
424	Grosse Pointe	5,561	180.1
425	Northville	6,080	190.8
426	Grosse Pointe Farms	9,957	202.9
427	Pleasant Ridge	2,607	209.4
428	Forest Hills	28,494	210.3
429	Beverly Hills	10,507	215.5
430	East Grand Rapids	11,394	220.9
431	Lamont	1,078	225.3
432	Birmingham	21,612	230.1
433	Huntington Woods	6,322	244.0
434	Franklin	2,610	271.2
435	Village of Grosse Pointe Shores	2,589	289.0
436	Bingham Farms	1,652	290.5
437	Bloomfield Hills	4,412	300.1
438	Orchard Lake Village	2,298	306.6
439	South Gull Lake	2,145	318.3

Methodology

Cities in Michigan are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in michigan?: Baldwin ranks #1 with 58.3 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in michigan?: 1. Baldwin (58.3), 2. Brownlee Park (60.9), 3. Benton Heights (62.1), 4. Benton Harbor (63.0), 5. Beaverton (63.9)
How many cities in Michigan are ranked?: This ranking includes 439 cities in Michigan with available data.

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