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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. 1 Orchard Lake Village 12.7% of income
  2. 2 Pleasant Ridge 14.5% of income
  3. 3 Ortonville 14.7% of income
  4. 4 Southfield Township 16.1% of income
  5. 5 Beverly Hills 16.3% of income
  6. 6 Huntington Woods 16.5% of income
  7. 7 Bingham Farms 17.0% of income
  8. 8 Orion Township 17.2% of income
  9. 9 Berkley 17.2% of income
  10. 10 Bloomfield Township 17.3% of income
  11. 11 Lyon Township 17.4% of income
  12. 12 Addison Township 17.6% of income
  13. 13 Rose Township 17.6% of income
  14. 14 Oakland Township 17.7% of income
  15. 15 Springfield Township 18.0% of income
  16. 16 Milford 18.4% of income
  17. 17 Highland Township 18.6% of income
  18. 18 Independence Township 18.6% of income
  19. 19 Lathrup Village 18.6% of income
  20. 20 Sylvan Lake 18.8% of income
  21. 21 Ferndale 18.9% of income
  22. 22 Troy 19.0% of income
  23. 23 Lake Orion 19.1% of income
  24. 24 Rochester Hills 19.1% of income
  25. 25 Royal Oak 19.5% of income
  26. 26 Farmington 19.7% of income
  27. 27 Brandon Township 19.8% of income
  28. 28 Rochester 19.9% of income
  29. 29 Clawson 20.0% of income
  30. 30 Franklin 20.1% of income

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Oakland County cost of living questions

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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.