Let’s talk about something that’s become rarer than a parking spot at Costco on a Saturday: affordability in America.
While the rest of the country is playing a game of “guess how much your rent increased this month,” there’s a charming little town in south-central Michigan where you can actually live like a human being without selling a kidney or starting a side hustle selling homemade candles on Etsy.
Welcome to Albion, Michigan, where your monthly budget of $1,761 doesn’t just cover survival—it covers actual living.
Now, before you start thinking this is some dusty outpost where tumbleweeds roll down Main Street and the only entertainment is watching paint dry, let me stop you right there…