Rankings · How Amber ranks in MI
Amber ranks #45 in Michigan for short commutes
Amber is ranked on 32 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Lists ranked on
32
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #45 shortest commute
Top-quarter finishes
2
of 18 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 7% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Amber does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Amber marked.
At a glance
Amber lands in the top half on 7 of 18 lists
Each dot is Amber’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Amber does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
What kind of place
Cooler summers than 90% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Amber’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Cooler summers than 90% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
79.9° July high
Shorter growing season than 87% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
144 days between frosts
More snow than 84% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
79 in of snow a year
Faster-rising prices than 80% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+63.6% in home prices, 5 years
Fewer kids than 75% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
18.4% of residents are under 18
More vacation homes than 72% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
4.7% of homes are seasonal
Colder winters than 59% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.2° January low
More seniors than 57% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
20.2% of residents are 65+
Wetter than 54% of MI towns
DrierWetter
35 in of rain + melted snow a year
Older than 50% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
42.5 median age
Next door
Amber out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.