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101cities listedof 4,183 in the US $68,166typical household income▼ 16% below US $1,158typical rent per month▼ 18% below US Detroitlargest citypop. 639k

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Detroit	639k	$39,938	$1,074	10.0%
Grand Rapids	199k	$69,108	$1,266	5.3%
Warren	138k	$64,016	$1,225	6.3%
Sterling Heights	134k	$79,909	$1,292	5.3%
Ann Arbor	122k	$82,212	$1,649	3.5%
Lansing	113k	$54,382	$993	6.4%
Dearborn	107k	$65,324	$1,327	4.7%
Livonia	94k	$98,460	$1,322	3.1%
Troy	88k	$120,045	$1,602	3.3%
Westland	84k	$62,076	$1,158	3.6%
Farmington Hills	84k	$104,836	$1,551	4.1%
Flint	80k	$37,646	$915	13.7%
Wyoming	77k	$73,677	$1,196	4.3%
Rochester Hills	77k	$120,694	$1,644	3.2%
Southfield	76k	$68,166	$1,340	5.8%
Kalamazoo	73k	$52,272	$1,078	5.7%
Novi	67k	$110,723	$1,747	3.2%
Pontiac	62k	$44,329	$1,063	8.9%
Taylor	62k	$61,081	$1,101	4.8%
Dearborn Heights	62k	$60,391	$1,331	5.2%
St. Clair Shores	58k	$73,500	$1,183	3.8%
Royal Oak	58k	$101,109	$1,381	2.6%
Kentwood	54k	$74,373	$1,260	5.1%
Battle Creek	52k	$55,693	$957	6.3%
Portage	49k	$83,212	$1,133	4.1%
Roseville	47k	$62,182	$1,233	6.0%
East Lansing	46k	$45,687	$1,171	5.4%
Saginaw	44k	$38,579	$922	11.2%
Midland	43k	$73,325	$1,048	4.7%
Lincoln Park	39k	$58,616	$1,023	5.2%
Muskegon	37k	$44,735	$996	7.9%
Holland	34k	$75,865	$1,193	2.6%
Eastpointe	34k	$62,325	$1,325	11.5%
Bay City	32k	$49,420	$766	8.7%
Jackson	31k	$44,558	$898	10.0%
Burton	30k	$60,052	$1,009	6.2%
Southgate	29k	$66,118	$1,120	3.5%
Oak Park	29k	$71,510	$1,396	8.3%
Forest Hills	29k	$158,005	$1,958	4.4%
Port Huron	29k	$50,366	$982	7.4%
Madison Heights	28k	$69,503	$1,176	2.3%
Allen Park	28k	$81,655	$1,246	3.4%
Hamtramck	28k	$39,293	$989	8.2%
Garden City	27k	$67,294	$1,150	5.5%
Allendale	27k	$70,150	$1,111	4.2%
Okemos	26k	$102,612	$1,298	5.0%
Inkster	25k	$39,252	$1,170	9.0%
Walker	25k	$76,360	$1,202	3.1%
Holt	25k	$86,472	$1,317	5.0%
Auburn Hills	25k	$84,375	$1,477	4.2%
Norton Shores	25k	$76,579	$1,341	4.6%
Romulus	25k	$69,151	$1,049	6.1%
Wyandotte	24k	$71,987	$972	2.5%
Waverly	24k	$75,700	$1,170	4.7%
Birmingham	22k	$153,510	$1,902	3.9%
Marquette	21k	$55,613	$1,011	5.8%
Mount Pleasant	21k	$44,706	$922	7.7%
Adrian	20k	$50,209	$956	5.2%
Monroe	20k	$59,813	$909	5.5%
Ypsilanti	20k	$46,588	$1,080	4.3%
Ferndale	19k	$94,640	$1,311	3.3%
Cutlerville	19k	$67,327	$1,254	4.4%
Haslett	19k	$74,031	$1,125	5.0%
Trenton	18k	$82,212	$880	6.0%
Jenison	18k	$89,593	$2,306	4.2%
Wayne	17k	$59,038	$974	6.0%
Wixom	17k	$65,485	$1,035	3.9%
Grandville	16k	$78,442	$1,143	4.4%
Grosse Pointe Woods	16k	$126,395	$1,879	6.0%
Traverse City	16k	$74,087	$995	4.1%
Mount Clemens	16k	$52,310	$847	4.9%
Northview	15k	$85,403	$1,247	4.4%
Berkley	15k	$116,239	$1,526	3.9%
Harper Woods	15k	$65,022	$1,351	6.0%
Hazel Park	15k	$67,073	$1,314	3.9%
Owosso	15k	$54,229	$784	5.5%
Fraser	15k	$64,354	$843	4.9%
Coldwater	14k	$50,781	$943	4.5%
Sault Ste. Marie	13k	$55,328	$804	7.1%
Rochester	13k	$111,750	$1,350	3.9%
Ionia	13k	$63,978	$852	4.8%
Woodhaven	13k	$78,648	$1,096	6.0%
Melvindale	13k	$42,185	$1,110	6.0%
Escanaba	12k	$45,369	$657	6.5%
Riverview	12k	$73,468	$1,101	6.0%
New Baltimore	12k	$106,033	$1,039	4.9%
South Lyon	12k	$92,467	$1,310	3.9%
Fenton	12k	$80,000	$1,275	6.4%
Niles	12k	$51,376	$855	5.3%
Farmington	12k	$97,750	$1,340	3.9%
East Grand Rapids	11k	$166,610	$1,862	4.4%
Clawson	11k	$88,636	$1,253	3.9%
Grosse Pointe Park	11k	$124,111	$1,379	6.0%
Sturgis	11k	$62,710	$826	5.2%
Grand Haven	11k	$60,669	$939	4.2%
Comstock Park	11k	$59,984	$1,189	4.4%
Beverly Hills	11k	$177,412	$2,077	3.9%
Cadillac	10k	$51,773	$842	6.1%
Flat Rock	10k	$81,585	$919	6.0%
Alpena	10k	$47,545	$625	5.7%
Howell	10k	$60,449	$1,177	3.6%

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