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Roughly 81,863 people live in Flint, Michigan. Living here costs affordable relative to the rest of the country, 13% below the national average. Median rent runs about $825/mo; the typical household pulls in $35,451. On the UrbRank Score it pulls a 50/100 — a C-, putting it at #498 nationally.
UrbRank Score · General
Each dimension scored 0-100 against every other US city.
Based on overall cost of living vs. other US cities.
Inverse of violent + property crime rate per 100,000 residents.
Temperate summers & winters, moderate precipitation.
Walk Score — how feasible daily errands are on foot.
Unemployment rate plus household income vs. national median.
Air quality index (EPA AQS data).
Share of residents 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
By the composite index, Flint sits at 87 — affordable when stacked against the rest of the country. Running the rent-to-income math ($825/mo against $35,451 median household income), housing eats roughly 28% of a typical paycheck — right inside the standard 30%-of-income guideline. Buying-side, the median home value is $43,300.
Full cost-of-living breakdown →The weather here is cold-winter: roughly 82°F in summer, 22°F in winter. Annual precipitation lands near 34 inches. Very walkable in most central neighborhoods — daily errands rarely require a car. Crime rates land roughly average for a US city of this size. Air quality reads good (AQI 43).
Verdict by lifestyle profile — same data, different priorities.
For families, Flint isn't the strongest match. It earns 51/100 (grade C-) on the families profile. Strongest on affordability (89/100); weakest on job market (1/100).
For retirees, Flint is workable — not standout, not weak. It earns 61/100 (grade C+) on the retirees profile. Strongest on affordability (89/100); weakest on job market (1/100).
For remote workers, Flint is workable — not standout, not weak. It earns 64/100 (grade C+) on the remote workers profile. Strongest on affordability (89/100); weakest on job market (1/100).
For young professionals, Flint isn't the strongest match. It earns 46/100 (grade D) on the young professionals profile. Strongest on affordability (89/100); weakest on job market (1/100).
Flint, Michigan pulls a 50/100 overall on the UrbRank Score (grade C-), currently ranked #498 nationally. The composite weights seven lifestyle dimensions: affordability, safety, climate, walkability, jobs, environment, and education.
Flint's cost-of-living index is 87 (with 100 as the US average), which lands in the affordable band — 13% below the national average. Median rent runs about $825/mo.
Cold-winter — summer averages around 82°F, winter averages around 22°F, with about 34 inches of precipitation a year.
Walk Score: 70/100. Very walkable in most central neighborhoods — daily errands rarely require a car.
Flint has about 81,863 residents, 12% of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher with a median age of 36.
Use UrbRank's comparison tool to put Flint head-to-head against any other US city — housing, salaries, demographics, and quality-of-life metrics side by side. The leaderboard pages also show how Flint stacks up for families, retirees, remote workers, and young professionals specifically.
Every US city is scored 0-100 on seven dimensions using public data from the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FBI Crime Data Explorer, EPA Air Quality System, NOAA NCEI, and Walk Score. Each dimension is a percentile rank against every other city — so a score of 80 means the city is in the top 20% nationally on that dimension.
The overall score is a weighted average. Five lifestyle profiles — general, families, retirees, remote workers, young professionals — weight the dimensions differently to reflect what each cares about. Families get more weight on safety and schools; young professionals get more weight on jobs and walkability; retirees get more weight on climate.
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