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Place dossier plate
SheetMI-AUBURN-HILLS-MI · Auburn Hills, MI 24,911 pop · income 60th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Auburn Hills
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Auburn Hills on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Barberton · lowest
48,943
Barberton · lowest
48,943 median HH income
32.9% of the leader · rank #1
Hilo · near
78,713
Hilo · near
78,713 median HH income
52.9% of the leader · rank #2
Taneytown · near
78,726
Taneytown · near
78,726 median HH income
52.9% of the leader · rank #3
Auburn Hills · this city
78,727
Auburn Hills · this city
78,727 median HH income
52.9% of the leader · rank #4
Conning Tower… · near
78,738
Conning Tower… · near
78,738 median HH income
52.9% of the leader · rank #5
Weatherford · near
78,738
Weatherford · near
78,738 median HH income
52.9% of the leader · rank #6
Smithtown · highest
148,852
Smithtown · highest
148,852 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Auburn Hills on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 24,911.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Auburn Hills - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Auburn Hills lands in the 60th percentile for household income and the 27th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
60th
percentile, household income
52nd
percentile, home value
32nd
percentile, median rent
27th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Auburn Hills, MI
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 24,911 residents in Auburn Hills, a small city within Michigan. Auburn Hills households earn a median of $78,727 annually, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 6.9%. Home values in Auburn Hills run a median of $233,900, and the median resident age is 36.2 years. Educational attainment runs 47.0% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 65.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 4 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 97% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 2279.1 in FBI UCR data, near the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Michigan run below the national norm: the state registers 96.2 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,113 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Michigan's average monthly utility costs around $238 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 49.6 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Auburn Hills's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to work and mobility to housing and income to reported crime to schools and households to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Auburn Hills, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, annual population history, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Auburn Hills?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Michigan, the closest population matches are Romulus (24,951 residents, $72,235 income); Norton Shores (25,000 residents, $73,390 income); Walker (25,201 residents, $73,835 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are North Augusta, SC (24,928 residents); Farmington, UT (24,934 residents); Smithtown, NY (24,940 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What does the journey to work look like in Auburn Hills?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 75.3%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
How far does income reach against housing in Auburn Hills?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 6.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Auburn Hills?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2279.1 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, near the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 0% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Auburn Hills?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 4 public schools within the city match. 47.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
6.9%
Bachelor's degree+
47.0%
Matched public schools
4
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Is Auburn Hills growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,562 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +6.4% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 4 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
2020 estimate
24,363
2025 estimate
25,925
Period change
+6.4%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Above median income · poverty 6.9% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
96.2 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Michigan average
C-
City profile score · Auburn Hills, MI
53/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A-
47.0%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income C
$78,727
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living C
96.2 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate C-
6.9%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
373 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Auburn Hills profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 81/100 (A-) · 47.0%
Household income: 58/100 (C) · $78,727
Cost of living: 57/100 (C) · 96.2 index
Poverty rate: 53/100 (C-) · 6.9%
Violent crime: 24/100 (F) · 373 /100k
Where Auburn Hills sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Auburn Hills's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Auburn Hills highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Auburn Hills, MI (this city): home $233,900, crime 2,279/100k
North Augusta, SC : home $220,500, crime 444/100k
Farmington, UT : home $618,400, crime 1,119/100k
Riverbank, CA : home $442,300, crime 1,689/100k
Seal Beach, CA : home $492,200, crime 3,231/100k
Barberton, OH : home $120,100, crime 2,380/100k
Romulus, MI : home $149,100, crime 2,943/100k
Norton Shores, MI : home $214,000, crime 2,076/100k
Walker, MI : home $266,400, crime 2,667/100k
Wyandotte, MI : home $159,700, crime 1,064/100k
How does Auburn Hills compare to other US cities?
Auburn Hills measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income60% higher than other cities
Home value52% pricier than other cities
Median rent32% pricier than other cities
Safety27% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Michigan and the picture shifts: Auburn Hills ranks #195 of 254 Michigan cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Auburn Hills against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Michigan only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Michigan-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Auburn Hills near the bottom of Michigan's cities
Among the 727 Michigan cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Auburn Hills ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Auburn Hills only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#143 of 718
80th percentile in Michigan
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 727
0th percentile in Michigan
Median Home Value
#152 of 721
79th percentile in Michigan
Poverty Rate
#408 of 727
43rd percentile in Michigan
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#76 of 727
89th percentile in Michigan
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Michigan only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
60th percentile nationally for median household income · 27th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Auburn Hills's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Auburn Hills's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Auburn Hills's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$233,90048th percentilemore affordable than 48% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Auburn Hills's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.0×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#6,530 of 15,516
More affordable than 58% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#859 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.0×, Auburn Hills sits in the affordable band:
national rank #6,530 of 15,516 and #859 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$78,727Auburn Hills, MI median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Auburn Hills, MI median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Auburn Hills, MI.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)47.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)6.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)65.9%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
24,911
Median Income
$78,727
Median Home Value
$233,900
Median Age
36.2
Poverty Rate
6.9%
Labor force participation
65.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
47.0%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2279.1
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
372.8
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1906.3
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Auburn Hills's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
24,363 residents
2021
24,626 residents
2022
25,034 residents
2023
25,381 residents
2024
25,784 residents
2025
25,925 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
4
housing units authorized
Single-Family
4
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.2
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
151
89
62
$25.0M
2020
265
89
176
$35.7M
2021
314
27
287
$29.6M
2022
46
1
45
$5.6M
2023
170
56
114
$32.9M
2024
4
4
0
$1.7M
Permit volume decreased 97% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
75.3%
Carpool
6.3%
Public Transit
0.3%
Walk
1.8%
Work from Home
14.6%
Other
1.7%
Based on 13,924 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Michigan statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $238
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Michigan at $238 (electricity about $105 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Michigan statewide averages, not a meter reading for Auburn Hills. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Michigan's BEA cost-of-living index is 96.2 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Auburn Hills is $1,113/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Michigan statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.6 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Michigan statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Auburn Hills sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Auburn Hills compares to similar-size Michigan cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.