CITY PROFILE
Ann Arbor, MI
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Ann Arbor, Michigan is a smaller metro with housing on the pricier side of our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're relocating here. Expect a temperate four-season climate with moderate sunshine and moderate rainfall throughout the year. It's a compact area, which means a tighter housing market and shorter distances to navigate day-to-day.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $423K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $2,068/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 8.9°C · warmest 22.4°C · coolest -5.3°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 878 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.79 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #148 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy79
- Affordable to rent56
- Climate comfort38
- Plenty of sunshine36
- Big-city amenities64
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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