The 25 Best Places To Live In Michigan: Niche 2025 Ranking

MICHIGAN — Okemos is the best place to live in Michigan, according to Niche's 2025 rankings that dropped Monday.

Now in its 11th year, the ranking from the data-driven platform Niche helps everyone from young people just starting their careers or families to retirees decide where they want to live. The report analyzes places of various sizes, including cities with populations of 100,000 or more, suburbs, and neighborhoods.

The rankings are based on a wide range of public data sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, combined with millions of resident reviews.

Niche said it analyzed thousands of communities to compile this year’s ranking. Community attributes considered in developing the list included the health of the local housing market, neighborhood diversity, area public schools and walkability, among others. (More on methodology.)

Below, you'll find the 25 best places to live in Michigan, according to Niche.

Top 21 Best Places to Live in Michigan (2025 - Niche)

1. Okemos

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 25,503

2. Troy

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 87,307

3. Rochester

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 12,939

4. Beverly Hills

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 10,507

5. Novi

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 66,224

6. Birmingham

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 21,612

7. East Grand Rapids

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 11,394

8. Northville

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 6,080

9. Northville Township

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 31,393

10. Bloomfield Charter Township

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 43,973

11. Farmington

Grade A+ | Public School A- | Population 11,472

12. Huntington Woods

Grade A+ | Public School A | Population 6,322

13. Berkley

Grade A+ | Public School A | Population 15,084

14. Eastown

Grade A+ | Public School B | Population 7,618

15. Grosse Pointe Farms

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 9,957

16. Royal Oak

Grade A+ | Public School A- | Population 57,880

17. Grosse Pointe Park

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 11,394

18. Ann Arbor

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 121,179

19. Rochester Hills

Grade A+ | Public School A | Population 76,086

20. Forest Hills

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 28,494

21. Grosse Pointe

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 5,561

22. Grosse Pointe Woods

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 16,177

23. Franklin

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 2,610

24. Pittsfield Charter Township

Grade A+ | Public School A+ | Population 31,159

25. Village of Grosse Pointe Shores

Grade A+ | Public School A | Population 2,589

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