MI area data
Manistee, MI
Manistee, MI.
Population: 14,578 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $273,387
- 1-year appreciation
- +9.8%
- 3-year appreciation
- +14.7%
- 5-year appreciation
- +31.4%
- 10-year appreciation
- +106.1%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $273,387
- House Price Index
- 387.5 (+5.5% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 29
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 92.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 20.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.90/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 7
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 3
- Charter schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- winterWeather, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 48.0°F
- Average high
- 56.0°F
- Average low
- 39.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 38.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 39
- Days with Good air quality
- 244
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 1
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (47 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL) (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) (44 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Avg hospital rating
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +43 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,966
- Median annual property tax
- $2,068
- Mean commute to work
- 16 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 64.8%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 4,742
- Average weekly wage
- $922
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 6
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