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Cost of living in Houghton Lake, Michigan

Simple answer

Typical rent is $827 a month.

Houghton Lake is a Census community, not a separate city government in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $50,305 a year.

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People
5,769
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$827
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$50,305
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$126,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,014
Roscommon County, MI

Houghton Lake, Michigan has about 5,769 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $126,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Roscommon County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Houghton Lake. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Michigan's prices sit at 96.2 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Michigan taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Houghton Lake'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 Houghton Lake bill.

In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Houghton Lake'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, 293 have higher typical rent than Houghton Lake.

Nearby places

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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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.