What is the #1 best cities for families in michigan?

#	City	Population	Family Score
1	Ann Arbor	121,179	86.20
2	Auburn Hills	24,911	82.20
3	Southfield	76,025	81.40
4	Ypsilanti	19,937	80.90
5	Grand Rapids	197,768	79.70
6	Traverse City	15,491	79.70
7	Ferndale	19,156	78.50
8	Oak Park	29,370	75.10
9	Kalamazoo	73,132	74.50
10	Harper Woods	15,205	74.30
11	Lansing	112,546	74.20
12	Royal Oak	57,880	74.10
13	Madison Heights	28,411	73.80
14	Wixom	17,126	73.10
15	Clawson	11,314	72.80
16	Utica	5,184	72.70
17	Chelsea	5,420	71.20
18	East Lansing	45,394	70.60
19	Bath	2,938	70.30
20	St. Joseph	7,805	70.00
21	Westland	84,155	69.40
22	Belleville	3,961	69.30
23	Coloma	1,051	68.90
24	Roseville	47,240	68.60
25	Hastings	7,515	68.60
26	Frankenmuth	5,108	68.10
27	Brighton	7,576	67.50
28	Gaylord	4,307	67.30
29	Holland	34,266	66.80
30	Center Line	8,448	66.80
31	Sylvan Lake	1,672	66.80
32	Highland Park	8,798	66.60
33	Imlay City	3,706	66.20
34	Sault Ste. Marie	13,373	65.70
35	Lexington	1,119	65.70
36	Manistique	2,844	65.70
37	Walled Lake	7,275	65.70
38	Monroe	20,330	65.30
39	Kentwood	54,114	65.00
40	Marquette	20,691	64.80
41	Lake Orion	2,873	64.80
42	Hazel Park	14,945	64.60
43	Charlevoix	2,420	64.50
44	Stockbridge	1,235	64.50
45	Battle Creek	52,392	64.40
46	South Haven	3,994	64.40
47	Millington	1,151	63.60
48	Jackson	31,206	63.50
49	Detroit	636,644	63.50
50	Big Rapids	7,847	63.30
51	Howell	10,074	62.80
52	Vassar	2,704	62.80
53	Hancock	4,510	62.70
54	Warren	138,128	62.50
55	Southgate	29,551	62.50
56	Cadillac	10,404	62.20
57	Burton	29,529	62.20
58	Lincoln Park	39,511	62.10
59	Bad Axe	3,010	61.90
60	Grand Ledge	7,797	61.80
61	Farmington	11,472	61.70
62	Owosso	14,658	61.60
63	St. Clair Shores	58,287	61.40
64	New Buffalo	1,306	61.40
65	Marshall	6,797	61.20
66	Romulus	24,951	61.20
67	Bay City	32,445	61.20
68	Ecorse	9,170	61.10
69	Birch Run	1,236	60.90
70	Alpena	10,178	60.90
71	Marine City	4,047	60.80
72	Wyandotte	24,593	60.70
73	Menominee	8,370	60.50
74	Grand Blanc	7,995	60.30
75	Niles	11,838	60.00
76	Colon	1,432	59.90
77	Wyoming	76,865	59.90
78	Caro	4,284	59.90
79	Eastpointe	34,003	59.80
80	Portage	49,015	59.70
81	Taylor	62,405	59.50
82	Wayne	17,413	59.30
83	Port Huron	28,724	59.10
84	Grant	1,146	59.00
85	Hart	1,931	59.00
86	White Pigeon	1,637	59.00
87	Eaton Rapids	5,197	58.90
88	Grandville	16,135	58.50
89	Almont	2,830	58.50
90	Harbor Springs	1,015	58.40
91	Farmington Hills	83,316	58.40
92	Inkster	25,602	58.30
93	Plymouth	9,234	58.10
94	Keego Harbor	2,747	57.80
95	Flint	80,835	57.70
96	Decatur	1,814	57.70
97	Mattawan	2,615	57.70
98	Capac	1,903	57.70
99	Mount Pleasant	21,420	57.40
100	Chesaning	2,411	57.20
101	Vicksburg	3,824	57.10
102	Berkley	15,084	57.10
103	Three Oaks	1,322	57.00
104	Walker	25,201	57.00
105	Allen Park	28,128	56.70
106	Charlotte	9,269	56.70
107	Grand Haven	10,966	56.70
108	Melvindale	12,605	56.70
109	Greenville	8,897	56.40
110	Ionia	12,950	56.40
111	Pinckney	1,920	56.20
112	Petoskey	5,851	56.10
113	Saline	8,976	55.90
114	Watervliet	1,879	55.90
115	Durand	3,485	55.90
116	Dearborn Heights	62,099	55.40
117	Cassopolis	1,763	55.30
118	Birmingham	21,612	55.30
119	Clio	2,165	55.30
120	Lake Linden	1,042	54.90
121	Escanaba	12,374	54.90
122	Livonia	94,058	54.70
123	Albion	7,608	54.60
124	Three Rivers	7,936	54.40
125	Buena Vista	5,904	54.40
126	Dearborn	107,846	54.20
127	Muskegon	37,203	54.20
128	Marlette	1,771	54.20
129	East Jordan	1,776	53.70
130	Paw Paw	3,277	53.70
131	Fenton	11,950	53.60
132	Ludington	7,664	53.50
133	Lathrup Village	4,049	53.40
134	Mason	8,239	53.40
135	Yale	2,157	53.30
136	Tawas City	1,654	53.20
137	North Muskegon	4,089	53.10
138	Reed City	2,505	53.10
139	Davison	5,082	52.90
140	East Tawas	2,686	52.50
141	Mount Morris	3,130	52.20
142	Fraser	14,604	52.20
143	Belding	5,949	52.10
144	DeWitt	4,774	52.10
145	Sterling Heights	133,473	52.10
146	Coleman	1,147	51.90
147	Hillsdale	8,013	51.90
148	Buchanan	4,259	51.70
149	Flat Rock	10,418	51.70
150	Alma	9,421	51.60
151	Gladwin	3,081	51.50
152	Woodhaven	12,761	51.30
153	Carleton	2,635	51.30
154	Midland	42,461	51.30
155	Milan	6,070	51.20
156	Pleasant Ridge	2,607	51.10
157	Romeo	3,654	50.90
158	Sandusky	2,692	50.80
159	Rochester	12,939	50.80
160	Roosevelt Park	4,148	50.30
161	Flushing	8,323	49.90
162	Garden City	26,910	49.70
163	Clare	3,341	49.50
164	Sturgis	11,077	49.40
165	Williamston	3,800	49.20
166	Fowlerville	2,950	49.10
167	Clinton	2,795	49.10
168	Quincy	1,487	48.80
169	Riverview	12,269	48.80
170	Memphis	1,107	48.70
171	Ironwood	5,004	48.50
172	Boyne City	3,829	48.40
173	Richmond	5,839	48.40
174	Sparta	4,260	48.30
175	Schoolcraft	1,268	48.30
176	Orchard Lake Village	2,298	48.20
177	Swartz Creek	5,856	48.10
178	Negaunee	4,641	48.10
179	Grosse Pointe	5,561	47.80
180	Houghton	8,341	47.80
181	Milford	6,467	47.70
182	Bloomfield Hills	4,412	47.50
183	Nashville	1,371	47.50
184	Wolverine Lake	4,476	47.40
185	Olivet	1,633	47.40
186	Holly	5,971	47.20
187	Muskegon Heights	9,902	47.10
188	Corunna	3,054	46.90
189	Rockford	6,162	46.80
190	Novi	66,224	46.70
191	Cass City	2,189	46.40
192	Troy	87,307	46.40
193	South Lyon	11,825	46.30
194	Plainwell	3,764	46.10
195	Luna Pier	1,204	45.80
196	Sebewaing	1,921	45.80
197	Coldwater	13,847	45.70
198	Gibraltar	4,937	45.60
199	Constantine	2,196	45.20
200	Carson City	1,161	45.20
201	St. Ignace	2,409	45.10
202	Marysville	9,942	45.00
203	St. Johns	7,712	45.00
204	Cheboygan	4,801	45.00
205	Hudson	2,385	44.80
206	Laurium	1,486	44.80
207	Grosse Pointe Woods	16,177	44.70
208	Munising	1,907	44.70
209	Norton Shores	25,000	44.30
210	Otsego	4,079	44.20
211	Beaverton	1,036	44.10
212	Iron River	3,009	44.10
213	Oxford	3,478	44.10
214	Rockwood	3,189	43.70
215	Elk Rapids	1,558	43.70
216	Lowell	4,133	43.40
217	Tecumseh	8,655	43.30
218	Fremont	4,532	43.10
219	Newaygo	2,486	43.00
220	Bangor	2,113	42.80
221	South Rockwood	1,891	42.80
222	Portland	3,821	42.40
223	Northville	6,080	41.50
224	Linden	4,150	41.50
225	Croswell	2,667	41.30
226	Zilwaukee	1,696	41.30
227	Benton Harbor	9,023	41.30
228	Grayling	1,638	41.10
229	Trenton	18,242	40.90
230	Standish	1,616	40.80
231	Lapeer	9,053	40.80
232	Grosse Pointe Farms	9,957	40.80
233	Saginaw	43,879	40.50
234	Evart	1,764	40.20
235	Zeeland	5,691	40.20
236	Montague	2,630	40.10
237	Argentine	2,357	40.10
238	Scottville	1,359	39.90
239	Leslie	2,167	39.90
240	Bridgeport	6,841	39.60
241	River Rouge	7,092	39.40
242	East Grand Rapids	11,394	39.30
243	Frankfort	1,158	39.20
244	Adrian	20,493	38.80
245	Kalkaska	2,370	38.50
246	Armada	1,876	38.30
247	Dowagiac	5,677	38.20
248	Beverly Hills	10,507	38.10
249	New Baltimore	12,060	38.10
250	Village of Grosse Pointe Shores	2,589	37.80
251	Spring Arbor	2,385	37.40
252	Jonesville	2,257	37.40
253	Grosse Pointe Park	11,394	37.20
254	St. Clair	5,581	37.00
255	Richland	1,014	36.90
256	Franklin	2,610	36.70
257	West Branch	2,177	36.60
258	St. Charles	1,857	36.50
259	Lakeview	1,049	36.20
260	Whitehall	2,974	36.20
261	Huntington Woods	6,322	36.20
262	Hamtramck	27,830	36.10
263	Fruitport	1,269	36.10
264	Pigeon	1,093	35.70
265	Pinconning	1,384	35.60
266	Bridgman	2,383	35.40
267	Brown City	1,211	34.40
268	Lawton	2,056	34.30
269	Dryden	1,125	33.80
270	L'Anse	1,916	33.40
271	Stanton	1,292	32.80
272	Harbor Beach	1,576	32.70
273	Galesburg	2,122	32.50
274	Perry	2,198	32.40
275	Blissfield	3,236	31.80
276	Potterville	3,065	31.80
277	Crystal Falls	1,734	31.60
278	St. Louis	6,926	31.40
279	Iron Mountain	7,508	31.20
280	White Cloud	1,297	30.60
281	Shepherd	1,438	29.80
282	Norway	2,835	29.40
283	Ovid	1,331	29.00
284	Reese	1,303	28.70
285	Bronson	2,183	28.40
286	Litchfield	1,391	28.40
287	Reading	1,241	28.00
288	Allegan	5,182	27.50
289	Gladstone	5,240	27.10
290	Kingsford	5,138	26.90
291	Rogers City	2,873	26.30
292	Sand Lake	1,214	26.30
293	Lawrence	1,186	26.00
294	Deckerville	1,057	25.80
295	Bellevue	1,333	24.70
296	Essexville	3,344	23.80
297	Hartford	2,312	23.50
298	Laingsburg	1,640	23.40
299	Mancelona	1,496	22.50
300	Lake Odessa	2,174	22.50
301	Ishpeming	6,173	22.10
302	Montrose	2,057	21.60
303	Manton	1,347	20.70
304	Hesperia	1,007	19.30
305	Morrice	1,647	19.00
306	Fennville	1,880	16.40
307	Union City	1,814	15.20
308	Shelby	2,571	14.20
309	Morenci	2,149	13.60
310	Breckenridge	1,411	12.40

Methodology

Cities in Michigan are ranked by family score. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from Multiple Sources. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 best cities for families in michigan?: Ann Arbor ranks #1 with 86.20 (family score).
What are the top 5 best cities for families in michigan?: 1. Ann Arbor (86.20), 2. Auburn Hills (82.20), 3. Southfield (81.40), 4. Ypsilanti (80.90), 5. Grand Rapids (79.70)
How many cities in Michigan are ranked?: This ranking includes 310 cities in Michigan with available data.

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