Cost of living in Pearl Beach, Michigan
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,054 a month.
Pearl Beach is a Census community, not a separate city government in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $83,208 a year.
- People
- 4,506
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,054
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $83,208
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $301,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,459
- Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area
Pearl Beach, Michigan has about 4,506 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $301,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in St. Clair County is $1,459 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Pearl Beach. 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 Pearl Beach'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 Pearl Beach bill.
In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Pearl Beach'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, 144 have higher typical rent than Pearl Beach.
Nearby places
- Algonac
Typical rent $910
Compare with Pearl Beach - Marine City
Typical rent $944
Compare with Pearl Beach - New Baltimore
Typical rent $1,039
Compare with Pearl Beach - New Haven
Typical rent $1,268
Compare with Pearl Beach - St. Clair
Typical rent $1,113
Compare with Pearl Beach - Richmond
Typical rent $864
Compare with Pearl Beach - Mount Clemens
Typical rent $847
- St. Clair Shores
Typical rent $1,183
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.