Cost of living in Howard City, Michigan
Simple answer
Typical rent is $609 a month.
Howard City is a village in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $54,688 a year.
- People
- 1,636
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $609
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $54,688
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $151,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,181
- Montcalm County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area
Howard City, Michigan has about 1,636 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $151,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Montcalm County is $1,181 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Howard City. 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 Howard City'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 Howard City bill.
In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Howard City'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, 393 have higher typical rent than Howard City.
Nearby places
- Cedar Springs
Typical rent $1,086
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Typical rent $789
Compare with Howard City - Newaygo
Typical rent $1,040
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Typical rent $1,063
Compare with Howard City - Greenville
Typical rent $894
Compare with Howard City - Rockford
Typical rent $1,111
Compare with Howard City - Kent City
- White Cloud
Typical rent $831
Compare with Howard City
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.