Cost of living in Grand Haven, Michigan
Simple answer
Typical rent is $939 a month.
Grand Haven is a city in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $60,669 a year.
- People
- 10,996
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $939
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $60,669
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $250,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,546
- Holland-Grand Haven, MI HUD Metro FMR Area
Grand Haven, Michigan has about 10,996 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $250,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Ottawa County is $1,546 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Grand Haven. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area, prices sit at 95.5 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 Grand Haven'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 Grand Haven bill.
In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Grand Haven'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, 211 have higher typical rent than Grand Haven.
Nearby places
- Spring Lake
Typical rent $1,079
Compare with Grand Haven - Ferrysburg
Typical rent $1,257
Compare with Grand Haven - Fruitport
Typical rent $1,076
Compare with Grand Haven - Norton Shores
Typical rent $1,341
Compare with Grand Haven - Muskegon Heights
Typical rent $889
Compare with Grand Haven - Roosevelt Park
Typical rent $1,114
Compare with Grand Haven - Muskegon
Typical rent $996
- North Muskegon
Typical rent $1,300
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.