Cost of living in Livonia, Michigan
Livonia, Michigan has about 93,851 people. Typical rent is $1,322 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $98,460 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #70 in Michigan on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,322 a month.
Livonia is a city in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $98,460 a year.
- People
- 93,851
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,322
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $98,460
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $281,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,459
- Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area
Livonia, Michigan has about 93,851 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $281,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Wayne County is $1,459 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Livonia. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, prices sit at 100.3 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 Livonia'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 Livonia bill.
In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Livonia'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, 45 have higher typical rent than Livonia.
Nearby places
- Farmington
Typical rent $1,340
Compare with Livonia - Plymouth
Typical rent $1,217
Compare with Livonia - Garden City
Typical rent $1,150
Compare with Livonia - Westland
Typical rent $1,158
Compare with Livonia - Dearborn Heights
Typical rent $1,331
Compare with Livonia - Farmington Hills
Typical rent $1,551
Compare with Livonia - Northville
Typical rent $1,623
Compare with Livonia - Inkster
Typical rent $1,170
Compare with Livonia
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.