Michigan · Midwest · 29k residents
Forest Hills, MI: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Forest Hills: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Michigan median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Forest Hills is $498,500, 131% above the Michigan median. A two-bedroom rents for about $2,093/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 113 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $158,005 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Forest Hills is $498,500, 131.3% above the median for ACS-covered places in Michigan.
- Household income: Median household income is $158,005, 127.9% above the median for ACS-covered places in Michigan.
- Adult education: 70.9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 107% above the median for ACS-covered places in Michigan.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 3.2 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
- Setting: The profile places Forest Hills about 39 miles from the nearest tracked lake.
- Climate signal: The profile records 175 sunny days and 78 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 30 and an average commute of 24 minutes.
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Compare Forest Hills side by side
Cost of living index
113
ACS median home value
$498,500
2-bedroom rent
$2,093/mo
Median household income
$158,005
Housing momentum
We don't have enough recent home-price and rent data to rank Forest Hills's housing momentum yet.
Adjusted by Forest Hills's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $498,500 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $155 |
| Property tax rate | 1.35% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,958/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $2,093/mo |
| State & local income tax | 5.25% |
| Sales tax | 6% |
| Cost of living index | 113 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $175/mo |
| Transit pass | $60/mo |
| Gas price | $3.30/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $950/mo |
| Median household income | $158,005 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1% |
| Population | 29k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.3/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 24 min |
| Sunny days / year | 175 days |
| July high | 83°F |
| January low | 19°F |
| Annual snowfall | 78 in |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Ocean coast | 617 mi |
| Big lake | 39 mi |
| Mountains | 428 mi |
| Major airport | 6 mi |
| Ski resort | 111 mi |
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Real listings in Forest Hills
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- What is the cost of living in Forest Hills, MI?
- Forest Hills indexes at 113 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $2,093/mo and a acs median home value of $498,500.
- How much does a house cost in Forest Hills?
- The acs median home value in Forest Hills is $498,500, 131% above the Michigan median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Forest Hills?
- A two-bedroom in Forest Hills rents for about $2,093/mo.