MI area data
Merritt, MI
Merritt, MI.
Population: 631 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 387.5 (+5.5% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $175,000
- Median list price
- $234,900
- Median days on market
- 37 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 100.2%
- Active listings
- 1
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 96.2 (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%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- winterWeather
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 44.0°F
- Average high
- 56.0°F
- Average low
- 33.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 34.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 35
- Days with Good air quality
- 337
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Houghton Lake State Airport (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) (42 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 6
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.5 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.7 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,977
- Median annual property tax
- $1,245
- Mean commute to work
- 32 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 27.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 3,509
- Average weekly wage
- $879
- Top industries (by employment)
- Agriculture, Construction, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 35
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