Best places to live in Michigan

- Overall Rank: 292
- Population: 31,461
- Median household income: $136,274
- Median home value: $490,800 (78% own)
- Median rent: $1,688 (22% rent)
- Top public schools: Northville High School (grade A+), Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy (grade A+), Moraine Elementary School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Greenhills School (grade A+), Detroit Country Day School (grade A+), Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 250
- Population: 6,088
- Median household income: $134,330
- Median home value: $431,500 (85% own)
- Median rent: $1,245 (15% rent)
- Top public schools: Northville High School (grade A+), Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy (grade A+), Amerman Elementary School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Mercy High School (grade A+), Southfield Christian School (grade A+), Detroit Catholic Central High School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 78
- Population: 65,870
- Median household income: $110,588
- Median home value: $380,200 (68% own)
- Median rent: $1,584 (32% rent)
- Top public schools: International Academy (grade A+), Novi High School (grade A+), Northville High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Detroit Country Day School (grade A+), Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit (grade A+), Brother Rice High School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,050
- Population: 20,019
- Median household income: $167,975
- Median home value: $528,900 (96% own)
- Median rent: $1,933 (4% rent)
- Top public schools: Rochester Adams High School (grade A+), Delta Kelly Elementary School (grade A), Brewster Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Cranbrook Schools (grade A+), Academy of the Sacred Heart (grade A+), Notre Dame Preparatory School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 15
- Population: 25,549
- Median household income: $88,298
- Median home value: $304,800 (57% own)
- Median rent: $1,188 (43% rent)
- Top public schools: Okemos High School (grade A+), Chippewa Middle School (grade A+), Okemos Public Montessori School at Central (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Lansing Catholic High School (grade A minus), Lansing Christian School (grade B+), New Covenant Christian School (grade B)

- Overall Rank: 997
- Population: 2,342
- Median household income: $206,750
- Median home value: $767,900 (96% own)
- Median rent: $3,067 (4% rent)
- Top public schools: International Academy (grade A+), Bloomfield Hills High School (grade A+), Doherty Elementary School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Cranbrook Schools (grade A+), Detroit Country Day School (grade A+), Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 653
- Population: 39,151
- Median household income: $92,065
- Median home value: $367,500 (59% own)
- Median rent: $1,365 (41% rent)
- Top public schools: Washtenaw International High School (grade A+), Huron High School (grade A+), Community High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Greenhills School (grade A+), Michigan Islamic Academy (grade A+), Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,502
- Population: 2,609
- Median household income: $164,861
- Median home value: $393,900 (95% own)
- Median rent: $1,657 (5% rent)
- Top public schools: Farmington Steam Academy (grade A), Northwood Elementary School (grade A minus), Royal Oak High School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: Cranbrook Schools (grade A+), Detroit Country Day School (grade A+), The Roeper School - Grades 6-12 (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,270
- Population: 27,755
- Median household income: $103,214
- Median home value: $384,800 (83% own)
- Median rent: $1,076 (17% rent)
- Top public schools: Washtenaw International High School (grade A+), Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy (grade A+), Achieve Charter Academy (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Greenhills School (grade A+), Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit (grade A+), Michigan Islamic Academy (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 671
- Population: 9,300
- Median household income: $107,156
- Median home value: $413,100 (67% own)
- Median rent: $1,044 (33% rent)
- Top public schools: Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy (grade A+), Achieve Charter Academy (grade A+), Washtenaw Technical Middle College (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Greenhills School (grade A+), Michigan Islamic Academy (grade A+), Mercy High School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,928
- Population: 48,936
- Median household income: $74,837
- Median home value: $222,600 (66% own)
- Median rent: $1,062 (34% rent)
- Top public schools: Portage West Middle School (grade A), Moorsbridge Elementary School (grade A), Portage Northern High School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Hackett Catholic Prep (grade A), Kalamazoo Christian High School (grade B+), Heritage Christian Academy (grade B+)

- Overall Rank: 571
- Population: 76,041
- Median household income: $115,968
- Median home value: $359,800 (77% own)
- Median rent: $1,497 (23% rent)
- Top public schools: Rochester Adams High School (grade A+), Brewster Elementary School (grade A), Stoney Creek High School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Cranbrook Schools (grade A+), The Roeper School - Grades 6-12 (grade A+), Brother Rice High School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 205
- Population: 12,978
- Median household income: $102,838
- Median home value: $447,800 (66% own)
- Median rent: $1,158 (34% rent)
- Top public schools: Stoney Creek High School (grade A), Long Meadow Elementary School (grade A), Rochester High School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Academy of the Sacred Heart (grade A+), Notre Dame Preparatory School (grade A+), Auburn Hills Christian School (grade A)

- Overall Rank: 394
- Population: 58,053
- Median household income: $92,799
- Median home value: $289,800 (65% own)
- Median rent: $1,260 (35% rent)
- Top public schools: Troy High School (grade A+), Wylie E. Groves High School (grade A+), Berkley High School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Cranbrook Schools (grade A+), Detroit Country Day School (grade A+), The Roeper School - Grades 6-12 (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,987
- Population: 8,973
- Median household income: $88,388
- Median home value: $302,200 (71% own)
- Median rent: $1,073 (29% rent)
- Top public schools: Washtenaw International High School (grade A+), South Arbor Charter Academy (grade A+), Washtenaw Technical Middle College (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Greenhills School (grade A+), Michigan Islamic Academy (grade A+), Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 2,262
- Population: 14,879
- Median household income: $84,066
- Median home value: $244,400 (82% own)
- Median rent: $1,446 (18% rent)
- Top public schools: Washtenaw International High School (grade A+), Huron High School (grade A+), Community High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Greenhills School (grade A+), Michigan Islamic Academy (grade A+), Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 47
- Population: 87,170
- Median household income: $115,639
- Median home value: $375,600 (75% own)
- Median rent: $1,461 (25% rent)
- Top public schools: International Academy (grade A+), Troy High School (grade A+), Bloomfield Hills High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Cranbrook Schools (grade A+), Detroit Country Day School (grade A+), The Roeper School - Grades 6-12 (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 860
- Population: 2,610
- Median household income: $170,850
- Median home value: $641,500 (97% own)
- Median rent: $1,807 (3% rent)
- Top public schools: George Defer Elementary School (grade A), Grosse Pointe North High School (grade A), Ferry Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: University Liggett School (grade A+), De La Salle Collegiate (grade A), Faith Christian School (grade B)

- Overall Rank: 1,027
- Population: 65,816
- Median household income: $121,282
- Median home value: $375,900 (83% own)
- Median rent: $1,933 (17% rent)
- Top public schools: International Academy (grade A+), Wylie E. Groves High School (grade A+), Bloomfield Hills High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Cranbrook Schools (grade A+), Detroit Country Day School (grade A+), Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 2,060
- Population: 17,007
- Median household income: $72,896
- Median home value: $321,000 (48% own)
- Median rent: $912 (52% rent)
- Top public schools: Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy (grade A+), Hickory Woods Elementary School (grade A), Farmington Steam Academy (grade A)
- Top private schools: Detroit Country Day School (grade A+), Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit (grade A+), Mercy High School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 2,034
- Population: 3,562
- Median household income: $81,473
- Median home value: $270,621 (35% own)
- Median rent: $1,281 (65% rent)
- Top public schools: City Middle/High School (grade A+), Cross Creek Charter Academy (grade A+), Excel Charter Academy (grade A)
- Top private schools: West Michigan Lutheran High School (grade A), Grand Rapids Christian High School (grade A minus), The Potter's House High School (grade A minus)

- Overall Rank: 2,017
- Population: 8,303
- Median household income: $29,821
- Median home value: $203,900 (35% own)
- Median rent: $819 (65% rent)
- Top public schools: Houghton Central High School (grade A), Houghton Elementary School (grade A), Houghton Middle School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Copper Country Christian School (grade B), Little Huskies Child Development Center (grade unavailable)

- Overall Rank: 2,008
- Population: 6,588
- Median household income: $160,597
- Median home value: $504,200 (94% own)
- Median rent: $1,823 (6% rent)
- Top public schools: Community High School (grade A+), Skyline High School (grade A+), Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Greenhills School (grade A+), Michigan Islamic Academy (grade A+), Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,988
- Population: 5,859
- Median household income: $69,784
- Median home value: $256,400 (57% own)
- Median rent: $894 (43% rent)
- Top public schools: Lincoln School (grade A minus), Petoskey Middle School (grade A minus), Sheridan School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: Harbor Light Christian School (grade C+), St. Francis Xavier School (grade unavailable), St. Mary School (grade unavailable)

- Overall Rank: 1,829
- Population: data not available
- Median household income: data not available
- Median home value: data not available (data not available own)
- Median rent: data not available (data not available rent)
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- Overall Rank: 1,181
- Population: 1,505
- Median household income: $133,604
- Median home value: $430,907 (85% own)
- Median rent: $1,319 (15% rent)
- Top public schools: City Middle/High School (grade A+), Cross Creek Charter Academy (grade A+), Excel Charter Academy (grade A)
- Top private schools: West Michigan Lutheran High School (grade A), Grand Rapids Christian High School (grade A minus), The Potter's House High School (grade A minus)

- Overall Rank: 1,012
- Population: 7,852
- Median household income: $79,103
- Median home value: $250,900 (62% own)
- Median rent: $948 (38% rent)
- Top public schools: St. Joseph High School (grade A), Upton Middle School (grade A), Brown School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Andrews Academy (grade A), Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School (grade A), Michigan Lutheran High School (grade A minus)

- Overall Rank: 635
- Population: 1,413
- Median household income: $86,250
- Median home value: $246,400 (77% own)
- Median rent: $1,632 (23% rent)
- Top public schools: City Middle/High School (grade A+), Cross Creek Charter Academy (grade A+), Excel Charter Academy (grade A)
- Top private schools: West Michigan Lutheran High School (grade A), Grand Rapids Christian High School (grade A minus), The Potter's House High School (grade A minus)

- Overall Rank: 513
- Population: 7,722
- Median household income: $102,193
- Median home value: $308,745 (75% own)
- Median rent: $1,624 (25% rent)
- Top public schools: City Middle/High School (grade A+), Cross Creek Charter Academy (grade A+), Excel Charter Academy (grade A)
- Top private schools: West Michigan Lutheran High School (grade A), Grand Rapids Christian High School (grade A minus), The Potter's House High School (grade A minus)

- Overall Rank: 380
- Population: 5,623
- Median household income: $119,011
- Median home value: $320,345 (93% own)
- Median rent: $705 (7% rent)
- Top public schools: City Middle/High School (grade A+), Cross Creek Charter Academy (grade A+), Excel Charter Academy (grade A)
- Top private schools: West Michigan Lutheran High School (grade A), Grand Rapids Christian High School (grade A minus), The Potter's House High School (grade A minus)

This story features data reporting and writing by Elena Cox and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 42 states.