RANKING · 2024 ACS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Most owner cost-burdened, Michigan cities

Michigan cities ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2024 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Inkster, MIMI24,95939.3%+2.6 pts

02Fair Plain, MIMI7,33036.6%+12.3 pts

03Allegan, MIMI5,12730.9%+3.3 pts

04New Haven, MIMI6,74930.5%−11.9 pts

05Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80330.2%−4.8 pts

06Melvindale, MIMI12,32529.7%−2.0 pts

07Hamtramck, MIMI27,26129.6%−14.1 pts

08Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66429.5%−2.4 pts

09Dearborn, MIMI105,61128.6%−8.5 pts

10Southfield, MIMI76,11127.5%−11.9 pts

11Eastwood, MIMI6,66927.5%+1.7 pts

12Detroit, MIMI649,09527.1%−16.7 pts

13Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77027.0%−13.6 pts

14Adrian, MIMI20,19126.4%−6.0 pts

15Harper Woods, MIMI14,86026.1%−7.1 pts

16Holly, MIMI5,90626.0%−5.6 pts

17Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92525.7%−7.2 pts

18Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88025.1%−8.3 pts

19Highland Park, MIMI8,24824.8%−10.8 pts

20Flint, MIMI79,30624.7%−7.8 pts

21Traverse City, MIMI15,83224.7%−14.0 pts

22Center Line, MIMI8,50324.7%−6.9 pts

23Monroe, MIMI20,07624.6%−2.0 pts

24South Monroe, MIMI6,96024.5%−7.4 pts

25Grand Haven, MIMI11,03824.5%−3.5 pts

26Three Rivers, MIMI7,91024.4%+0.1 pts

27Fraser, MIMI14,49624.2%−0.2 pts

28Zeeland, MIMI5,63724.0%−0.8 pts

29Romulus, MIMI24,54723.7%−14.4 pts

30Southgate, MIMI28,93123.6%−8.3 pts

31Davison, MIMI5,03923.5%+0.6 pts

32Howell, MIMI9,89623.5%−14.9 pts

33Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76623.5%−7.9 pts

34Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93123.1%−7.0 pts

35Birmingham, MIMI21,92323.0%−8.2 pts

36Eastpointe, MIMI33,81422.8%−11.2 pts

37Richmond, MIMI5,92722.6%−7.4 pts

38Hastings, MIMI7,49022.5%−2.0 pts

39Warren, MIMI137,13822.4%−7.5 pts

40Westwood, MIMI8,86722.4%+2.4 pts

41Dundee, MIMI6,00822.3%−7.7 pts

42St. Louis, MIMI7,40622.2%−13.3 pts

43Escanaba, MIMI12,25722.2%−3.1 pts

44Flat Rock, MIMI10,21822.0%−4.6 pts

45Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41922.0%−14.7 pts

46Westland, MIMI82,33321.8%−9.1 pts

47Pontiac, MIMI62,07721.7%−17.4 pts

48Battle Creek, MIMI52,02121.6%−8.1 pts

49Beecher, MIMI8,41221.5%−15.4 pts

50River Rouge, MIMI6,81421.5%−17.4 pts

51Bay City, MIMI31,86821.4%−9.3 pts

52Marysville, MIMI9,86821.4%−6.0 pts

53Farmington, MIMI11,40921.4%−8.1 pts

54Garden City, MIMI26,28021.3%−9.5 pts

55Saginaw, MIMI42,86321.1%−14.3 pts

56Oak Park, MIMI29,07221.0%−19.5 pts

57St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87220.8%−8.3 pts

58Lansing, MIMI113,88420.7%−9.4 pts

59Utica, MIMI5,11420.7%−4.6 pts

60Northville, MIMI6,01320.4%−0.9 pts

61Fenton, MIMI11,77420.3%−5.6 pts

62Charlotte, MIMI9,30520.1%−8.9 pts

63Woodhaven, MIMI12,50320.1%−7.4 pts

64Ludington, MIMI7,63420.0%−9.3 pts

65Wayne, MIMI17,06520.0%−9.3 pts

66Hillsdale, MIMI8,00220.0%−6.7 pts

67Port Huron, MIMI28,27319.8%−14.6 pts

68St. Clair, MIMI5,83319.8%−12.0 pts

69Waverly, MIMI23,57519.8%−0.7 pts

70Alma, MIMI9,30419.8%−5.8 pts

71Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23319.6%−8.0 pts

72Burton, MIMI29,31319.6%−9.1 pts

73Trenton, MIMI17,84919.6%−8.5 pts

74Coldwater, MIMI14,21619.6%−3.4 pts

75Ecorse, MIMI8,89319.5%−8.3 pts

76Allendale, MIMI26,67919.4%+0.3 pts

77Big Rapids, MIMI8,62319.3%−4.6 pts

78Greenville, MIMI9,25619.3%−18.7 pts

79Wixom, MIMI17,31319.2%−3.2 pts

80Wyandotte, MIMI24,07219.2%−10.1 pts

81Shields, MIMI7,40219.2%−5.5 pts

82Milford, MIMI6,52019.2%−5.3 pts

83Niles, MIMI11,66519.2%−6.4 pts

84Allen Park, MIMI27,44519.2%−5.3 pts

85Holland, MIMI35,37219.1%−9.3 pts

86Muskegon, MIMI37,22419.1%−12.3 pts

87Tecumseh, MIMI8,60819.0%−11.8 pts

88Norton Shores, MIMI25,08819.0%−6.4 pts

89Walled Lake, MIMI7,32018.9%−16.0 pts

90Taylor, MIMI61,27918.9%−10.0 pts

91Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29118.8%−9.3 pts

92Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21818.8%−6.5 pts

93Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68318.7%−10.1 pts

94Roseville, MIMI46,86318.6%−18.3 pts

95Albion, MIMI7,47418.5%−9.2 pts

96Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52918.5%−12.5 pts

97Novi, MIMI67,31918.5%−7.9 pts

98Menominee, MIMI8,17518.5%−2.2 pts

99Flushing, MIMI8,17518.5%−0.8 pts

100Saline, MIMI9,00118.4%−5.9 pts

101Springfield, MIMI5,24618.4%−8.7 pts

102Cutlerville, MIMI18,78018.3%−7.6 pts

103Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79218.2%−11.2 pts

104Kentwood, MIMI54,77618.2%−10.2 pts

105Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39117.9%−5.2 pts

106Comstock Park, MIMI10,57717.8%−14.5 pts

107Brighton, MIMI7,90417.8%−16.5 pts

108Holt, MIMI25,31617.8%−11.6 pts

109East Lansing, MIMI49,35517.8%−6.4 pts

110Dowagiac, MIMI5,72517.7%−5.2 pts

111Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49017.7%−16.9 pts

112Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87817.6%−15.2 pts

113Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92517.6%−1.8 pts

114Livonia, MIMI92,60317.5%−8.2 pts

115South Lyon, MIMI12,10717.5%−19.6 pts

116Petoskey, MIMI5,77217.4%−17.8 pts

117New Baltimore, MIMI12,12317.3%−12.6 pts

118Jackson, MIMI31,02217.3%−13.8 pts

119Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41717.2%−19.6 pts

120Lambertville, MIMI9,95517.2%−11.2 pts

121Hudsonville, MIMI7,96417.1%−4.3 pts

122Manistee, MIMI6,15717.1%−8.6 pts

123Clawson, MIMI11,31217.1%−14.2 pts

124Grandville, MIMI17,01817.1%−2.9 pts

125St. Johns, MIMI7,78016.8%−12.7 pts

126Wyoming, MIMI78,58816.8%−14.5 pts

127Owosso, MIMI14,43716.8%−4.8 pts

128Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18316.6%−13.2 pts

129Marshall, MIMI6,80016.6%−22.0 pts

130Hazel Park, MIMI14,93716.5%−23.9 pts

131Haslett, MIMI18,55916.4%−12.6 pts

132East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66316.4%−7.2 pts

133Portage, MIMI49,86216.4%−7.2 pts

134Marquette, MIMI21,94416.3%−5.7 pts

135Troy, MIMI88,73316.3%−8.9 pts

136Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76916.2%−29.4 pts

137Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73516.1%−14.0 pts

138Alpena, MIMI10,08816.1%−7.6 pts

139Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85315.9%−9.6 pts

140Madison Heights, MIMI28,29715.8%−13.7 pts

141Ishpeming, MIMI6,20515.8%+2.8 pts

142Chelsea, MIMI5,42415.7%−13.7 pts

143Northview, MIMI15,26815.6%−12.0 pts

144Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53915.6%−13.5 pts

145Cadillac, MIMI10,43815.5%−20.2 pts

146Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09515.5%−14.9 pts

147St. Joseph, MIMI7,89315.4%−13.7 pts

148Riverview, MIMI11,94715.4%−8.9 pts

149Royal Oak, MIMI57,58315.3%−9.6 pts

150Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82715.2%−14.0 pts

151Milan, MIMI5,97315.2%−18.0 pts

152Midland, MIMI42,80615.1%−3.7 pts

153Plymouth, MIMI9,16414.9%−11.5 pts

154Buena Vista, MIMI5,79814.8%−23.0 pts

155Mason, MIMI8,26414.2%−13.0 pts

156Ferndale, MIMI19,21214.1%−14.9 pts

157Gladstone, MIMI5,18914.1%−10.6 pts

158Sturgis, MIMI10,90013.7%−9.6 pts

159Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44913.3%−12.9 pts

160Okemos, MIMI26,39613.0%−9.5 pts

161Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08312.9%−5.4 pts

162Jenison, MIMI17,58212.7%−9.7 pts

163Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19712.5%−10.1 pts

164Belding, MIMI6,00012.3%−20.7 pts

165Berkley, MIMI15,14512.2%−9.3 pts

166Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46912.1%−9.0 pts

167Byron Center, MIMI7,40311.9%−10.9 pts

168Bridgeport, MIMI6,88411.8%−18.0 pts

169Ionia, MIMI12,20811.6%−19.2 pts

170Walker, MIMI25,88111.6%−13.0 pts

171Temperance, MIMI8,91411.5%−13.7 pts

172Lapeer, MIMI9,20111.4%−17.6 pts

173Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27411.3%−13.8 pts

174Forest Hills, MIMI28,69511.1%−11.5 pts

175Houghton, MIMI8,56011.1%−6.7 pts

176Kingsford, MIMI5,09610.4%−13.0 pts

177Rochester, MIMI12,82410.4%−13.4 pts

178Freeland, MIMI7,55710.0%−3.4 pts

179Rockford, MIMI6,3139.2%−18.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES