What is the #1 most expensive cities in michigan?

South Gull Lake ranks #1 with 318.3 (col index).

What are the top 5 most expensive cities in michigan?

1. South Gull Lake (318.3), 2. Orchard Lake Village (306.6), 3. Bloomfield Hills (300.1), 4. Bingham Farms (290.5), 5. Village of Grosse Pointe Shores (289.0)

How many cities in Michigan are ranked?

This ranking includes 439 cities in Michigan with available data.

Most Expensive Cities in Michigan (2026)

South Gull Lake is the #1 ranked city in Michigan with 318.3 (col index). This ranking includes 439 Michigan cities with available data.

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores

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All 439 Cities Ranked

Source: BLS / C2ER

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

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 most expensive cities in michigan?: South Gull Lake ranks #1 with 318.3 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in michigan?: 1. South Gull Lake (318.3), 2. Orchard Lake Village (306.6), 3. Bloomfield Hills (300.1), 4. Bingham Farms (290.5), 5. Village of Grosse Pointe Shores (289.0)
How many cities in Michigan are ranked?: This ranking includes 439 cities in Michigan with available data.

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