10 Best Places To Retire In Michigan 2024

Retirement for most people means getting out of the workforce and into your golden years.

In a perfect world, we could all retire before we are too old to enjoy it, unfortunately, that is not always the case.

Michigan retirees often become 'snowbirds' - people who move from northern to southern states in the winter.

So where are the best places for Michigan retirees living in the Great Lakes State when they are not soaking up the sun?

Surprisingly enough - not Northern Michigan. Ionia County and Alpena County are the only Northern Michigan counties that make the list of the 10 best places to retire in Michigan in 2024.

Additional counties on the list of best places to retire in Michigan in 2024 are as follows,

• Midland County
• Macomb Oakland
• Wayne Oakland
• St. Clair County

I was surprised that Genesee County, Lapeer County, and Shiawasse County did not make the list.

What criteria determined the 10 best places to live in Michigan in 2024?

Home Snacks looked at the following information to determine the list,

• Census
• FBI Crime Report
• Cost of living
• Distance to airport(s)
• Crime rate
• Weather
• Number of retirees
• Things to do

Where are the 10 best places to retire in Michigan 2024?

You can see the list of the 10 best places to retire in the Great Lakes State below.

So there you have it, ten places in Michigan to live out your golden years.

Here's hoping that each place on the list has a Shady Acres Retirement home with an open bar for me.

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Cheers!