Cost of Living in Oakland County, MI
56 cities and townships in Oakland County, ranked on what a typical home costs a month (the median rent and the median owner cost with a mortgage, averaged) as a share of the median household income, smallest first. Oakland County as a whole: $1,376 median rent, $343,600 median home value, $97,760 household income.
56 ranked
- 1 Orchard Lake Village 12.7% of income
- 2 Pleasant Ridge 14.5% of income
- 3 Ortonville 14.7% of income
- 4 Southfield Township 16.1% of income
- 5 Beverly Hills 16.3% of income
- 6 Huntington Woods 16.5% of income
- 7 Bingham Farms 17.0% of income
- 8 Orion Township 17.2% of income
- 9 Berkley 17.2% of income
- 10 Bloomfield Township 17.3% of income
- 11 Lyon Township 17.4% of income
- 12 Addison Township 17.6% of income
- 13 Rose Township 17.6% of income
- 14 Oakland Township 17.7% of income
- 15 Springfield Township 18.0% of income
- 16 Milford 18.4% of income
- 17 Highland Township 18.6% of income
- 18 Independence Township 18.6% of income
- 19 Lathrup Village 18.6% of income
- 20 Sylvan Lake 18.8% of income
- 21 Ferndale 18.9% of income
- 22 Troy 19.0% of income
- 23 Lake Orion 19.1% of income
- 24 Rochester Hills 19.1% of income
- 25 Royal Oak 19.5% of income
- 26 Farmington 19.7% of income
- 27 Brandon Township 19.8% of income
- 28 Rochester 19.9% of income
- 29 Clawson 20.0% of income
- 30 Franklin 20.1% of income
- 31 Groveland Township 20.1% of income
- 32 Fenton 20.7% of income
- 33 South Lyon 20.8% of income
- 34 Holly Township 20.9% of income
- 35 Waterford 21.0% of income
- 36 Farmington Hills 21.0% of income
- 37 Birmingham 21.0% of income
- 38 West Bloomfield 21.2% of income
- 39 Commerce 21.4% of income
- 40 White Lake 21.5% of income
- 41 Milford Township 21.7% of income
- 42 Auburn Hills 21.7% of income
- 43 Oxford 21.8% of income
- 44 Madison Heights 22.0% of income
- 45 Hazel Park 22.6% of income
- 46 Novi 23.0% of income
- 47 Holly 23.3% of income
- 48 Oak Park 23.5% of income
- 49 Bloomfield Hills 23.7% of income
- 50 Wolverine Lake 24.2% of income
- 51 Walled Lake 25.4% of income
- 52 Southfield 27.5% of income
- 53 Wixom 27.8% of income
- 54 Keego Harbor 28.1% of income
- 55 Royal Oak Township 29.4% of income
- 56 Pontiac 30.9% of income
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Oakland County cost of living questions
3 questions
What is the most affordable place to live in Oakland County?
Orchard Lake Village: a typical home there costs about $2,179 a month, 12.7% of the median household income of $206,667.
How are these places ranked?
On a typical home's monthly cost (the median gross rent and the median owner cost with a mortgage, averaged) times twelve, over the median household income. Places with fewer than 1,000 people are left out.
Where do the numbers come from?
The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for each city, township and village. They are medians, and today's listings and rents can differ.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.