Best counties in Michigan

Ranked by composite score — 83 counties

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Rank	County	Score	Tax	Cost	Income
1	Keweenaw County	77.8	75.8	85.9	18.6
2	Alger County	75.1	74.2	84.1	22.2
3	Presque Isle County	74.3	73.5	87.1	20.4
4	Luce County	74	73.7	83.6	18.9
5	Schoolcraft County	73.9	71.6	86.8	21.1
6	Alcona County	73.8	78.7	83.8	18.4
7	Ontonagon County	73.6	67.6	89.7	17.2
8	Antrim County	73.5	76.6	77.3	30
9	Mackinac County	72.9	73.1	83.1	21.6
10	Benzie County	72.8	78.8	75	30.8
11	Missaukee County	72.7	74.8	80.1	23.8
12	Oscoda County	72.6	75.9	86	16.4
13	Kalkaska County	72.5	77.3	81.5	22.8
14	Baraga County	72.4	64.6	87.7	19.4
15	Montmorency County	72.4	76.3	83.1	14.6
16	Alpena County	72.3	70.5	86.3	17.3
17	Crawford County	72.3	71.5	82	21.7
18	Menominee County	72.2	73.3	86.3	19.7
19	Osceola County	72.2	72.5	83.2	20.6
20	Otsego County	72.1	77.2	77.8	27.3
21	Charlevoix County	72	74.4	75.2	33.3
22	Leelanau County	71.8	82.5	67.8	43.4
23	Houghton County	71.6	66.6	83.2	20.3
24	Mason County	71.6	71.2	80.2	24.1
25	Emmet County	71.3	76.8	73.2	31.5
26	Iosco County	71	72.4	87.1	14.6
27	Oceana County	70.7	70.1	81.9	24.9
28	Arenac County	70.6	65.7	84.4	20.6
29	Manistee County	70.6	71.6	81.7	23.1
30	Gogebic County	70.5	60.3	88.2	15.8
31	Delta County	70.4	70.5	84.4	19.2
32	Ogemaw County	70.1	73.5	82.8	17.3
33	Hillsdale County	70	75.2	81.1	23.1
34	Barry County	69.9	71	74.5	34.2
35	Chippewa County	69.9	66	81.9	23
36	Cass County	69.8	75.2	77.6	27.8
37	Gladwin County	69.6	69	84.1	19.7
38	Cheboygan County	69.5	76.2	81.6	23.6
39	Lake County	69.3	69.9	81.8	15.8
40	Roscommon County	69.3	72.8	84.6	18.7
41	Wexford County	69.2	69.5	79.1	24.6
42	Clinton County	69	67.1	71.3	39.5
43	Marquette County	68.8	74.2	78.4	25.6
44	Huron County	68.7	67.4	84.7	20.6
45	Ionia County	68.7	69.4	78.1	31.3
46	Newaygo County	68.5	69.9	79.3	23.8
47	Clare County	68.2	69	84.4	15.9
48	Gratiot County	68.1	66.5	80	23.3
49	Iron County	68.1	61.8	89.5	18.4
50	Montcalm County	68.1	72	79	25.7
51	Sanilac County	68.1	76.5	81.8	22
52	Dickinson County	67.9	60.9	83.7	23.8
53	Lapeer County	67.8	75.4	74.2	33.1
54	Mecosta County	67.8	74.3	80.9	21.1
55	Grand Traverse County	67.4	74.7	68.4	35.3
56	Branch County	67.1	67.7	79.4	23.8
57	St. Joseph County	67	70.9	80.3	25.6
58	Livingston County	66.8	74.5	63	49.5
59	Allegan County	66.6	70.4	72.6	35.8
60	Ottawa County	66.4	72.5	68.8	40.3
61	Shiawassee County	66.3	64.4	78.2	25.5
62	Tuscola County	66.2	66.3	82.1	24.4
63	Midland County	65.4	60	75.5	34
64	Van Buren County	65.4	66.1	78	27.1
65	Berrien County	65.1	70.9	76.7	24.6
66	Eaton County	65	62.5	72.2	34.3
67	Muskegon County	65	66.8	77.1	24.8
68	St. Clair County	65	69.5	75	28.7
69	Lenawee County	64.9	64.8	75.4	27.1
70	Monroe County	64.9	69.8	72.9	32.5
71	Isabella County	64.6	65.1	78.7	18.5
72	Jackson County	64.3	66.1	76.7	25.8
73	Bay County	63.9	56.4	81.3	22.9
74	Kent County	63.6	70.2	69	35.9
75	Calhoun County	62.4	60.1	77.5	22.8
76	Kalamazoo County	62.3	60.5	71.7	29.4
77	Genesee County	62.1	63	76.4	23
78	Oakland County	61.4	65	61.7	45.6
79	Saginaw County	61.1	58.1	79.1	21.5
80	Macomb County	60	62.2	68.8	33.3
81	Washtenaw County	58.9	58.4	58.2	40.3
82	Ingham County	58.4	49.9	71.5	25.4
83	Wayne County	57.8	56.1	73.6	22.2