Cost of living in Homer, Michigan
Simple answer
Typical rent is $825 a month.
Homer is a village in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $54,737 a year.
- People
- 1,610
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $825
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $54,737
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $136,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,233
- Battle Creek, MI MSA
Homer, Michigan has about 1,610 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $136,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Calhoun County is $1,233 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Homer. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Battle Creek, MI metro area, prices sit at 90.5 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 Homer'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 Homer bill.
In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Homer'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, 295 have higher typical rent than Homer.
Nearby places
- Albion
Typical rent $775
Compare with Homer - Litchfield
Typical rent $734
Compare with Homer - Concord
Typical rent $794
Compare with Homer - Marshall
Typical rent $1,088
Compare with Homer - Spring Arbor
Typical rent $910
Compare with Homer - Jonesville
Typical rent $811
Compare with Homer - Quincy
Typical rent $874
Compare with Homer - Coldwater
Typical rent $943
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.