Rankings · How Athens ranks in MI
How Athens compares across Michigan
Athens is ranked on 36 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
36
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #14 most-used libraries
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 17% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Athens does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Athens marked.
At a glance
Athens lands in the top half on 5 of 23 lists
Each dot is Athens’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Athens does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#163/719Fewest smokers#391/719Most active#410/719Closest to a top hospital#425/719Lowest depression#435/719Healthiest#440/719Lowest obesity#598/719 LibrariesLibrary →
Most-used libraries#14/47Best libraries for kids#32/47Most library borrowing#38/47 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#281/509 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#471/719 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#337/490 People
Most educated#680/719 What kind of place
Fewer kids than 87% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Athens’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer kids than 87% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
16.2% of residents are under 18
Older than 84% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
48.4 median age
Wetter than 83% of MI towns
DrierWetter
37 in of rain + melted snow a year
Hotter summers than 81% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.1° July high
More seniors than 71% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
22.6% of residents are 65+
Longer growing season than 71% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
170 days between frosts
More snow than 70% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
65 in of snow a year