Detroit

Most affordable Detroit suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·54 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Lincoln Park, MI
Lincoln Park$131k median · 24.4 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
76
Affordability
overall 52 D+
2
Stephenson Hwy. at 14 Mile Rd. looking south from Troy into the city of Madison Heights. Downtown Detroit on the horizon.
Madison Heights$199k median · 25.3 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing D+Employment C
73
Affordability
overall 65 C+
3
Taylor Municipal Offices in Taylor, Michigan.
Taylor$153k median · 21.5 min commute
Cost of living BHousing D−Employment F
73
Affordability
overall 51 D+
4
Downtown Wyandotte. Taken by me on May 23, 2014.
Wyandotte$167k median · 24.4 min commute
Cost of living BHousing D−Employment C−
73
Affordability
overall 59 C
5
Downtown Garden City Michigan Welcome Sign, Northwest corner of Ford Road and Middlebelt Road.
Garden City$169k median · 26.9 min commute
Cost of living BHousing DEmployment F
71
Affordability
overall 54 C−
6
Montage of Hazel Park Hazel Park Racetrack Hazelcrest Apartments, tallest building in the city Monument to the Fallen Heroes at City Hall Hazel Park Welcome Sig
Hazel Park$159k median · 24.6 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing DEmployment D+
70
Affordability
overall 57 C−
7
Downtown Pontiac, Michigan looking northwest
Pontiac$122k median · 21.2 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment F
70
Affordability
overall 44 D
8
Allen Park City Hall and Police Department
Allen Park$184k median · 23.8 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing C−Employment C−
69
Affordability
overall 60 C
9
Skyline of Mount Clemens, Michigan
Mount Clemens$179k median · 26.5 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment F
69
Affordability
overall 44 D
10
Wayne$158k median · 27.2 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
69
Affordability
overall 45 D
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Lincoln Park (Notorious4life (talk) (Uploads) · CC0); Madison Heights (Lrgjr72 · CC BY 4.0); Taylor (Cookieman1.1.1 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Wyandotte (Dethistoricaler · CC BY 3.0); Garden City (Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0); Hazel Park (Jacob S. grafitti 14:52, 18 March 2010 (UTC) · CC BY 3.0); Pontiac (Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Allen Park (Notorious4life · CC0); Mount Clemens (WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0).