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Moving to
Holt.
Holt is an unincorporated community in Ingham County, MI. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Holt
Holt is an unincorporated community in Michigan with home prices that remain within reach, commutes that run shorter than most cities, a highly educated workforce, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Holt deals with cold winters, snowy winters, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Short commutes
- Highly educated workforce
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Cold winters
- Snowy winters — 36" per year
- Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
How Holt compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Holt
Based on Holt's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,634
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $52,680 a year
- 44% of Holt renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$45,280
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $22,640
- Homes cost 2.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of livingNear US average
$1,317/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,317 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $226,400. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.
Median home value $226,400 · 44% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
5.0% county unemployment
Unemployment in Ingham County is 5.0%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Ingham County (county-wide)
Safety
228 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Holt doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Ingham County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 396/100k · Policed by Ingham County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting around▼ 14% below US
22 min average commute
Commutes are reasonable, averaging 22.3 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 17% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are warm, with highs around 81°F, and winters are cold and harsh, with lows dropping to 20°F.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▲ 13% above US
41% bachelor's degree or higher
The population is well-educated, with 41% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.
Schools
8 public schools inside the boundary
There are 8 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1, close to the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is River Raisin National Battlefield Park (77 miles away).
Bottom line
Holt's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and commutes that run shorter than most cities; the main tradeoffs are cold winters and snowy winters. A year of median rent ($1,317/mo) equals 18% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (17% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals.
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