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42.45° N · 84.18° W · GEOID 2676560

Stockbridge

Ingham County, Michigan · part of the Lansing, MI metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

MichiganStockbridge, MIStockbridgeStockbridge

The short answer

Stockbridge is home to 1,383 people. Median household income is $49,545 a year and median rent is $753 a month, 18.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $192,500, about 3.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$753
45% below the median place
Median household income
$49,545
38% below the median place
Median home value
$192,500
40% below the median place
Unemployment
4.5%
8% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Stockbridge

  • Household income has grown 0.1% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 94% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 176 Michigan places.
  • Median rent is $753 a month, lower than in 92% of places its size.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $41,600 a year left, less than in 88% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1959, older housing than in 82% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 45.8 years old, older than in 82% of places its size.
01

Moving to Stockbridge

Ingham County loses about 6.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in12,901
Moved out14,248
Net−1,347

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Eaton County, MI2,4122,584−172
Clinton County, MI1,1871,419−232
Wayne County, MI5045040
Livingston County, MI547453+94
Oakland County, MI461536−75
Jackson County, MI488449+39
Kent County, MI352521−169
Shiawassee County, MI380335+45

Within Michigan, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MichiganOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$48K
Leavers$58K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Ingham County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Ingham County report $47,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $58,200, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$30,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $753 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,584 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $192,500.
Getting to work
36 minutes each way on average; 17.3% work from home; 2.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Wytheville, VA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
7.7%
34% above the median place
Income of households moving in8
$47,712
32% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureStockbridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.7%34% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-6.5below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$47,71232% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$58,20017% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $753, 45% below the median place.

Stockbridge18.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$30,120
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.2%
11% below the median place
Home price to income
3.9x
2% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$42,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Stockbridge, $753 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Stockbridge, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Macon, MO13.2% vs 18.2%n/aCompare
New Martinsville, WV13.5% vs 18.2%n/aCompare
Cherokee, IA14.1% vs 18.2%n/aCompare

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Median year built1
1959
1% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
39.9%
21% below the median place
Median home value1
$192,500
40% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureStockbridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$75345% below
Rent to income118.2%11% below
Property tax rate11.5%60% above
Home price to income13.9x2% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.06% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,32318% below
HUD area median income4County figure$102,6004% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,80114% below
Median home value1$192,50040% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.8%50% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure49.3%4% below
Homeownership156.4%15% below
Renters paying 30%+139.9%21% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,58415% below
Vacant homes1County figure7.2%3% above
Median year built119591% below
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 36 min, 46% above the median place.

Mean commute1
36 min
46% above the median place
Median household income1
$49,545
38% below the median place
Income per person1
$32,597
19% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureStockbridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$49,54538% below
Income per person1$32,59719% below
Unemployment14.5%8% below
Average annual pay6County figure$71,0178% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.6%3% below
Jobs6County figure155,2983% above
Poverty rate18.2%23% below
Mean commute136 min46% above
Works from home1County figure17.3%39% above
Commutes by transit1County figure2.4%182% above
04

Who lives here

Median age is 45.8, 17% above the median place.

Median age1
45.8
17% above the median place
Household size1
2.2
11% below the median place
Population change since 20207
4.3%
272% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher26.1% −19%
Homes with broadband91.0% −1%
High school or higher92.8% +0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureStockbridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,3836646th largest
Population change since 202074.3%272% above
Median age145.817% above
Bachelor's or higher126.1%19% below
High school or higher192.8%0% above
Household size12.211% below
Born abroad1County figure9.4%6% above
No health insurance1County figure4.9%23% below
Homes with broadband191.0%1% below
05

Life in Stockbridge

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

  • Stockbridge Town Hall listed 1980

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents43.4 4.3×
Playgrounds per 10k94.0 10.0×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k14.5 +30%
Libraries per 10k14.5 16.6×
Named paths and bike trails2 km −10%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.3 −2%
Shops30.4 +0%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.4 −17%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.6 +2%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students13
1,068
78% below the median place
Public schools13
3
67% below the median place
Students per teacher13
14.6
5% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureStockbridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13367% below
Public school students131,06878% below
Students per teacher1314.65% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure20.32% below
Shops per 10k9County figure30.40% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.417% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure20.62% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k1043.4327% above
Playgrounds per 10k1094.0above (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1014.530% above
Libraries per 10k1014.5above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails101.810% below
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 305, 59% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
305
59% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,374
13% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Average temperature14
48°F
13% below the median place
July average high14
82°F
5% below the median place
January average low14
16°F
36% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureStockbridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure82°F5% below
January average low14County figure16°F36% below
Average temperature14County figure48°F13% below
Annual precipitation14County figure34.8 in21% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure87.36% below
Hurricane risk15County figure46.035% below
Tornado risk15County figure96.218% above
Wildfire risk15County figure29.652% below
Heat wave risk15County figure72.020% below
Median air quality index16County figure3812% below
Good air days16County figure72.6%6% above
08

Stockbridge in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, up from 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$753/mo (2024)$970/mo$790 to $1,180/mo+4.3%
Median household income$49,545 (2024)$61,500$52,000 to $72,500+3.6%
Median home value$192,500 (2024)$276,000$200,000 to $380,000+6.2%
Population1,291 (2025)1,3301,270 to 1,380+0.6%

The median home would be worth 4.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Stockbridge

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Wytheville, VA$760$47,270Compare
Fairmont, MN$738$53,084Compare
Brewton, AL$695$50,721Compare
Somerset, PA$678$47,102Compare
Somerset, PABrewton, ALFairmont, MNWytheville, VAStockbridge, MIStockbridgeWythevilleFairmontBrewtonSomersetStockbridgeWythevilleFairmontBrewtonSomerset

Common questions

Is Stockbridge a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown 0.1% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 94% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 176 Michigan places. Median rent is $753 a month, lower than in 92% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 44 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Stockbridge expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $192,500.

What salary do you need to live in Stockbridge?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $30,120 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Stockbridge safe?

There were 305 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Stockbridge?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Wytheville, VA, Fairmont, MN, Brewton, AL and Somerset, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Stockbridge with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Stockbridge itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/stockbridge-michigan

Citytistics. “Stockbridge, Michigan.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/stockbridge-michigan/

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