Towns with the most affordable housing in Michigan

Ranked by our Housing affordability score out of 100, which is based on home prices compared with income, rent as a share of income, and the typical home price. Of the 443 towns in Michigan with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

South Gull Lake ranks first with a score of 100. Pinconning and Bessemer follow, with 95 and 93. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

Rank	Town	Score	Home price compared with yearly income	Share of income spent on rent	Population
1	South Gull Lake	100	—	2.1%	1,801
2	Pinconning	95	1.2×	10.4%	1,448
3	Bessemer	93	1.3×	12.2%	1,733
4	Iron River	91	1.6×	10.8%	3,002
5	Wakefield	89	1.4×	14.0%	1,683
6	Fostoria	88	1.3×	12.4%	1,050
7	Constantine	86	1.6×	12.4%	2,154
8	K. I. Sawyer	85	1.4×	15.4%	2,817
9	Crystal Falls	85	1.4×	15.6%	1,719
10	Roscommon	83	1.7×	14.6%	1,118
11	Norway	82	1.4×	16.6%	2,833
12	St. Ignace	82	2.0×	11.3%	2,463
13	Essexville	81	1.7×	—	3,327
14	Ontonagon	81	2.1×	12.9%	1,355
15	Elsie	80	1.9×	14.2%	1,000
16	Dimondale	79	1.9×	9.3%	1,521
17	Munising	78	2.0×	14.2%	1,975
18	L'Anse	78	2.0×	14.8%	1,790
19	Breckenridge	78	1.9×	15.2%	1,517
20	St. Charles	78	2.4×	11.0%	1,934
21	Newberry	77	1.5×	18.6%	1,329
22	Edmore	77	2.0×	15.2%	1,514
23	Deckerville	77	1.5×	18.3%	1,042
24	Cass City	77	2.1×	14.5%	2,210
25	Morenci	76	1.7×	17.0%	2,137

Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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