Lansing, the state capital · Photo: Andrew Martin · CC BY 3.0Michigan rankings · 2026
Rankings in Michigan
21 lists rank Michigan’s towns of 2,500+ (700 with an overall grade); Berkley leads the overall list with an A+.
Graded lists sort on the same grades every town page shows; described lists (climate, income, property taxes, libraries) carry no letters. How grades work
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live697 towns · #1 BerkleyBest small towns502 towns · #1 Spring LakeMost affordable towns701 towns · #1 Home TownshipSafest towns266 towns · #1 Kinross TownshipTowns with the best schools699 towns · #1 New Buffalo Township and Northville and Northville TownshipHealthiest towns701 towns · #1 Huntington WoodsBest towns for jobs & income701 towns · #1 Huntington WoodsMost walkable towns701 towns · #1 Ann ArborTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk701 towns · #1 Gaylord and Kinross TownshipBest towns for the outdoors701 towns · #1 Ferrysburg and Lyndon TownshipMost historic towns701 towns · #1 Detroit and Lake OrionTowns with the most civic life697 towns · #1 FrankenmuthTowns with the least snow693 towns · #1 AdrianDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns693 towns · #1 L'Anse TownshipDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters726 towns · #1 Erie TownshipDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers726 towns · #1 LambertvilleDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers726 towns · #1 ManistiqueDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes701 towns · #1 FranklinDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes698 towns · #1 Benton HarborDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns694 towns · #1 Sumpter TownshipDescribed, no lettersTowns with the most-used libraries91 towns · #1 Oxford TownshipDescribed, no letters
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The Michigan page links every graded town with its letter and state rank, plus the smaller places. National lists: rankings across America.
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