Cost of living in North Branch, Michigan
North Branch, Michigan has about 1,166 people. Typical rent is $735 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $56,731 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $735 a month.
North Branch is a village in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $56,731 a year.
- People
- 1,166
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $735
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $56,731
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $152,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,459
- Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area
North Branch, Michigan has about 1,166 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $152,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lapeer County is $1,459 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in North Branch. 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 North Branch'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 North Branch bill.
In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not North Branch'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, 351 have higher typical rent than North Branch.
Nearby places
- Marlette
Typical rent $873
Compare with North Branch - Brown City
Typical rent $685
Compare with North Branch - Lapeer
Typical rent $1,002
Compare with North Branch - Imlay City
Typical rent $895
Compare with North Branch - Millington
Typical rent $894
Compare with North Branch - Dryden
Typical rent $1,238
Compare with North Branch - Capac
Typical rent $772
- Caro
Typical rent $753
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.