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Most transient, Michigan cities

Michigan cities ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS) — the places where people move the most. This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR20202024
Most transient by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020
01East Lansing, MIMI49,35559.5%+7.2 pts
02Big Rapids, MIMI8,62360.3%−4.1 pts
03Houghton, MIMI8,56060.7%−3.3 pts
04Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92564.7%+5.9 pts
05Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23365.1%−1.2 pts
06Allendale, MIMI26,67966.1%+7.0 pts
07Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76667.8%+5.1 pts
08Marquette, MIMI21,94473.4%+2.3 pts
09Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68375.9%+8.2 pts
10Ionia, MIMI12,20876.9%−1.7 pts
11Ludington, MIMI7,63477.1%−9.3 pts
12Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08378.2%+3.0 pts
13Hillsdale, MIMI8,00279.3%+3.8 pts
14Holland, MIMI35,37280.0%+1.5 pts
15Okemos, MIMI26,39680.4%+3.4 pts
16Fenton, MIMI11,77480.7%−6.1 pts
17Three Rivers, MIMI7,91081.1%+1.5 pts
18Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77081.1%−0.3 pts
19St. Louis, MIMI7,40681.3%+0.2 pts
20Muskegon, MIMI37,22481.4%+5.4 pts
21Lapeer, MIMI9,20181.8%+3.5 pts
22Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76981.8%−1.2 pts
23Alma, MIMI9,30481.8%+0.9 pts
24Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92582.1%+4.2 pts
25Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18382.3%+4.0 pts
26Dundee, MIMI6,00882.6%−2.1 pts
27Albion, MIMI7,47482.8%+2.7 pts
28Royal Oak, MIMI57,58382.8%+0.7 pts
29Springfield, MIMI5,24682.8%+9.6 pts
30Richmond, MIMI5,92783.1%+6.4 pts
31St. Joseph, MIMI7,89383.5%+1.7 pts
32Mason, MIMI8,26483.7%+4.2 pts
33Beecher, MIMI8,41283.8%+2.4 pts
34Port Huron, MIMI28,27384.2%+5.0 pts
35Greenville, MIMI9,25684.3%−1.5 pts
36Farmington, MIMI11,40984.4%+0.1 pts
37Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41984.5%+1.8 pts
38Adrian, MIMI20,19184.5%+5.6 pts
39Lansing, MIMI113,88484.8%+6.4 pts
40Comstock Park, MIMI10,57784.8%−0.6 pts
41Coldwater, MIMI14,21685.0%−2.1 pts
42Manistee, MIMI6,15785.1%−2.4 pts
43Fair Plain, MIMI7,33085.4%+1.2 pts
44Plymouth, MIMI9,16485.5%−1.7 pts
45Haslett, MIMI18,55985.5%+6.2 pts
46Charlotte, MIMI9,30585.5%+6.7 pts
47Traverse City, MIMI15,83285.6%+2.2 pts
48Howell, MIMI9,89685.7%+7.2 pts
49Brighton, MIMI7,90485.8%+5.2 pts
50Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39186.0%+6.3 pts
51Marshall, MIMI6,80086.1%+2.5 pts
52Zeeland, MIMI5,63786.1%+3.8 pts
53Clawson, MIMI11,31286.1%−2.4 pts
54Novi, MIMI67,31986.1%−0.8 pts
55Holt, MIMI25,31686.2%+0.2 pts
56Kentwood, MIMI54,77686.2%+2.8 pts
57Oak Park, MIMI29,07286.3%−0.1 pts
58Waverly, MIMI23,57586.3%+6.2 pts
59Monroe, MIMI20,07686.3%+2.5 pts
60South Monroe, MIMI6,96086.3%+2.2 pts
61Petoskey, MIMI5,77286.5%+1.0 pts
62St. Johns, MIMI7,78086.6%+4.2 pts
63Ferndale, MIMI19,21286.7%+4.5 pts
64Southgate, MIMI28,93186.7%+0.3 pts
65Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80386.7%+3.0 pts
66Menominee, MIMI8,17586.8%+4.4 pts
67Midland, MIMI42,80686.8%+3.9 pts
68Flint, MIMI79,30686.8%+2.5 pts
69Portage, MIMI49,86286.8%+2.3 pts
70Alpena, MIMI10,08886.9%+4.9 pts
71Ecorse, MIMI8,89386.9%+4.4 pts
72Sturgis, MIMI10,90086.9%−2.5 pts
73Inkster, MIMI24,95987.0%+5.6 pts
74Pontiac, MIMI62,07787.0%+5.5 pts
75Cadillac, MIMI10,43887.1%+6.7 pts
76Davison, MIMI5,03987.1%+0.1 pts
77Niles, MIMI11,66587.2%+2.0 pts
78Kingsford, MIMI5,09687.2%−1.2 pts
79Holly, MIMI5,90687.3%−0.2 pts
80Escanaba, MIMI12,25787.3%+2.9 pts
81Wixom, MIMI17,31387.4%−3.0 pts
82Flushing, MIMI8,17587.4%−1.6 pts
83Madison Heights, MIMI28,29787.5%+0.1 pts
84Harper Woods, MIMI14,86087.5%+0.6 pts
85Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19787.5%+1.0 pts
86Westwood, MIMI8,86787.6%+12.4 pts
87Chelsea, MIMI5,42487.6%+2.5 pts
88Battle Creek, MIMI52,02187.7%+1.6 pts
89Hastings, MIMI7,49087.7%+6.6 pts
90Westland, MIMI82,33387.8%+0.0 pts
91Grandville, MIMI17,01887.8%+1.0 pts
92Rochester, MIMI12,82488.1%+1.3 pts
93Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85388.2%+3.8 pts
94Ishpeming, MIMI6,20588.2%+1.3 pts
95Jackson, MIMI31,02288.2%+3.1 pts
96Wyoming, MIMI78,58888.3%+4.8 pts
97Detroit, MIMI649,09588.4%+2.5 pts
98Grand Haven, MIMI11,03888.4%+5.8 pts
99Bay City, MIMI31,86888.6%+2.2 pts
100Highland Park, MIMI8,24888.6%+3.0 pts
101Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53988.7%−0.0 pts
102Tecumseh, MIMI8,60888.7%+5.0 pts
103Southfield, MIMI76,11188.8%+1.4 pts
104Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29188.8%+2.3 pts
105Allegan, MIMI5,12788.9%+7.6 pts
106St. Clair, MIMI5,83389.0%+5.1 pts
107Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87889.0%+3.7 pts
108Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46989.2%+1.8 pts
109Walker, MIMI25,88189.4%+1.8 pts
110Saginaw, MIMI42,86389.4%+4.7 pts
111Melvindale, MIMI12,32589.4%+2.4 pts
112Cutlerville, MIMI18,78089.5%+5.3 pts
113Berkley, MIMI15,14589.5%−1.8 pts
114Troy, MIMI88,73389.7%−0.1 pts
115Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82789.8%−0.1 pts
116Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88089.8%+0.9 pts
117Birmingham, MIMI21,92389.9%+2.9 pts
118Owosso, MIMI14,43789.9%+2.0 pts
119Warren, MIMI137,13889.9%+2.1 pts
120Woodhaven, MIMI12,50390.0%−2.4 pts
121Dowagiac, MIMI5,72590.1%+8.3 pts
122Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21890.1%−2.1 pts
123Hudsonville, MIMI7,96490.3%+2.4 pts
124Wyandotte, MIMI24,07290.3%−1.5 pts
125Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79290.4%−1.2 pts
126River Rouge, MIMI6,81490.4%+4.7 pts
127Gladstone, MIMI5,18990.5%+7.8 pts
128Saline, MIMI9,00190.6%+3.9 pts
129Burton, MIMI29,31390.7%+6.2 pts
130South Lyon, MIMI12,10790.7%+0.7 pts
131Fraser, MIMI14,49690.7%+1.1 pts
132Roseville, MIMI46,86390.8%+4.3 pts
133Milan, MIMI5,97390.8%+4.8 pts
134Dearborn, MIMI105,61190.8%+4.5 pts
135Norton Shores, MIMI25,08890.9%+4.0 pts
136Garden City, MIMI26,28090.9%−1.5 pts
137Rockford, MIMI6,31390.9%+4.6 pts
138Taylor, MIMI61,27990.9%+2.9 pts
139Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66490.9%+3.6 pts
140Trenton, MIMI17,84991.0%−1.6 pts
141Romulus, MIMI24,54791.1%+1.9 pts
142Center Line, MIMI8,50391.1%+6.3 pts
143Hazel Park, MIMI14,93791.2%+6.0 pts
144East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66391.3%+1.3 pts
145St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87291.3%+1.6 pts
146Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52991.3%+1.3 pts
147Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93191.5%+1.4 pts
148Walled Lake, MIMI7,32091.8%+2.6 pts
149Temperance, MIMI8,91491.8%−4.2 pts
150Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49091.8%−1.5 pts
151Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73591.9%−0.9 pts
152Jenison, MIMI17,58292.0%−0.1 pts
153Wayne, MIMI17,06592.0%+7.8 pts
154Livonia, MIMI92,60392.0%+1.6 pts
155Eastpointe, MIMI33,81492.3%+5.0 pts
156Shields, MIMI7,40292.4%−0.6 pts
157Hamtramck, MIMI27,26192.4%+1.6 pts
158New Haven, MIMI6,74992.5%+1.0 pts
159Milford, MIMI6,52092.6%+3.6 pts
160Marysville, MIMI9,86892.6%+2.1 pts
161Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09592.6%+0.6 pts
162Bridgeport, MIMI6,88492.6%−0.2 pts
163Eastwood, MIMI6,66992.7%+8.2 pts
164Northview, MIMI15,26892.7%+7.8 pts
165New Baltimore, MIMI12,12392.7%+4.0 pts
166Utica, MIMI5,11492.7%+5.3 pts
167Allen Park, MIMI27,44592.9%+0.2 pts
168Northville, MIMI6,01393.0%+0.5 pts
169Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41793.2%+0.6 pts
170Freeland, MIMI7,55793.3%+6.2 pts
171Lambertville, MIMI9,95593.4%+1.9 pts
172Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44993.6%+1.1 pts
173Belding, MIMI6,00093.8%+6.3 pts
174Riverview, MIMI11,94794.0%+7.2 pts
175Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27494.1%+2.1 pts
176Buena Vista, MIMI5,79894.9%+9.5 pts
177Forest Hills, MIMI28,69595.3%+2.5 pts
178Byron Center, MIMI7,40396.5%+7.2 pts
179Flat Rock, MIMI10,21897.1%+4.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES