Cost of living in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,649 a month.
Ann Arbor is a city in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $82,212 a year.
- People
- 122,036
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,649
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $82,212
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $453,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,804
- Ann Arbor, MI MSA
Ann Arbor, Michigan has about 122,036 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $453,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Washtenaw County is $1,804 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ann Arbor. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Ann Arbor, MI metro area, prices sit at 100.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Michigan taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Ann Arbor's exact store tax.
Some places in Michigan add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.16% of income. That is not a Ann Arbor bill.
In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Ann Arbor's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Michigan in the table we use.
Among 409 places we list in Michigan with a rent figure, 15 have higher typical rent than Ann Arbor.
Nearby places
- Ypsilanti
Typical rent $1,080
Compare with Ann Arbor - Saline
Typical rent $1,054
Compare with Ann Arbor - Dexter
Typical rent $1,761
Compare with Ann Arbor - Whitmore Lake
Typical rent $1,329
Compare with Ann Arbor - South Lyon
Typical rent $1,310
Compare with Ann Arbor - Milan
Typical rent $1,162
Compare with Ann Arbor - Belleville
Typical rent $1,079
Compare with Ann Arbor - Chelsea
Typical rent $1,619
Compare with Ann Arbor
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Michigan
Bigger places in Michigan
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.