Cost of living in Dowagiac, Michigan
Simple answer
Typical rent is $840 a month.
Dowagiac is a city in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $48,166 a year.
- People
- 5,732
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $840
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $48,166
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $130,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,095
- Cass County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area
Dowagiac, Michigan has about 5,732 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $130,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cass County is $1,095 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Dowagiac. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area, prices sit at 92.9 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 Dowagiac'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 Dowagiac bill.
In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Dowagiac'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, 282 have higher typical rent than Dowagiac.
Nearby places
- Cassopolis
Typical rent $823
Compare with Dowagiac - Decatur
Typical rent $785
Compare with Dowagiac - Berrien Springs
Typical rent $972
Compare with Dowagiac - Niles
Typical rent $855
Compare with Dowagiac - Edwardsburg
Typical rent $950
Compare with Dowagiac - Hartford
Typical rent $837
Compare with Dowagiac - Marcellus
Typical rent $811
- Watervliet
Typical rent $885
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.