Owosso, MI vs Okemos, MI

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricOwosso, MIOkemos, MI
Population14,63226,396
Median Household Income$54,229$102,612
Median Rent$784/mo$1,298/mo
Median Home Value$132,600$359,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)—95
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income48.1%46.6%
Poverty Rate17.2%14.5%
Unemployment Rate5.5% (county)5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k607253*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,4271,418*
Median AQI—38
Good AQI Days /yr—265
Summer Highs80°F81°F
Winter Lows18°F20°F
Snowfall38 in/yr36 in/yr
Avg Commute22.9 min19.4 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher18.118.8
College Degree Rate21.1%72.7%
Foreign-Born %0.9%22.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.8%+5.6%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Okemos (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.