Renting in Mitchell Township: a two-bedroom costs about $1,030
Mitchell Township is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Zillow and Redfin publish no market figures here. How TownRatings grades cost of living
What stands out about housing in Mitchell Township
Why Mitchell Township isn’t graded
The grade needs at least two of four Census figures: home value, rent, property tax and the share of households paying 30% or more for housing.
Next door, Caledonia Township grades B− for cost of living.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030
Renters already here pay a median of $1,042.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Alcona County, MI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Low tax bills, but a high tax rate
The median bill is $1,166, under the Michigan median of $2,904, because homes cost less. As a share of value it’s 1.28% a year, against 1.25% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Mitchell Township
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: Michigan, or Michigan. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity cents per kWh, homes | 23.1¢ | U.S. 18.3¢ | state | EIA, July 2026 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Mitchell Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Mitchell Township. Caledonia Township and Alcona Township and Hawes Township and Mentor Township have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Township | – | — | $91K | 1.28% | $1,030 |
| Caledonia Township | B− | — | $238K | 0.79% | $1,010 |
| Ossineke Township | B+ | $199K | $170K | 0.85% | $1,050 |
| Hawes Township | B | — | $176K | 0.85% | $990 |
| Mentor Township | A | — | $113K | 0.99% | $980 |
| Curtis Township | B+ | $202K | $111K | 0.83% | $1,060 |
| Comins Township | A | $161K | $121K | 0.92% | $980 |
| Alcona Township | – | — | $214K | 0.78% | $990 |
“—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents). “—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Mitchell Township
How much is rent in Mitchell Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,030 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,042 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Mitchell Township?
The median bill is $1,166 a year, 1.28% of the median home value (Michigan: $2,904, 1.25%), from the Census 2020–24.
Why doesn’t Mitchell Township have a cost of living grade?
Mitchell Township is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Neighbors talk housing
What Mitchell Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.