Cost of living in Wixom, Michigan
Wixom, Michigan has about 17,295 people. Typical rent is $1,035 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $65,485 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 #137 in Michigan on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,035 a month.
Wixom is a city in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $65,485 a year.
- People
- 17,295
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,035
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $65,485
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $365,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,459
- Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area
Wixom, Michigan has about 17,295 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $365,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Oakland County is $1,459 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Wixom. 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 Wixom'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 Wixom bill.
In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Wixom'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, 154 have higher typical rent than Wixom.
Nearby places
- Walled Lake
Typical rent $1,419
Compare with Wixom - Wolverine Lake
Typical rent $2,051
Compare with Wixom - Novi
Typical rent $1,747
Compare with Wixom - Milford
Typical rent $1,173
Compare with Wixom - Northville
Typical rent $1,623
Compare with Wixom - South Lyon
Typical rent $1,310
Compare with Wixom - Farmington Hills
Typical rent $1,551
- Farmington
Typical rent $1,340
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.