CITY PROFILE
Flint, MI
“Cheap housing means you'll actually stay through the brutal winters.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $198K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,096/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 8.6°C · warmest 21.9°C · coolest -5.6°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 875 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.7 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #135 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy98
- Affordable to rent97
- Climate comfort37
- Plenty of sunshine35
- Big-city amenities12
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.