Rankings · How Blendon ranks in MI
Blendon ranks #21 in Michigan for growth
Blendon is ranked on 33 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 10.
Lists ranked on
33
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #21 fastest growing
Top-quarter finishes
10
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Blendon does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Blendon marked.
At a glance
Blendon lands in the top half on 12 of 19 lists
Each dot is Blendon’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Blendon does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
What kind of place
More kids than 93% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Blendon’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More kids than 93% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
27.5% of residents are under 18
Longer growing season than 86% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
175 days between frosts
Milder winters than 85% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
18.2° January low
More snow than 82% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
78 in of snow a year
Fewer seniors than 78% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.8% of residents are 65+
Wetter than 76% of MI towns
DrierWetter
37 in of rain + melted snow a year
Younger than 73% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
39.0 median age
Hotter summers than 66% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.7° July high
Faster-rising prices than 64% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+58.4% in home prices, 5 years
More year-round than 55% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1% of homes are seasonal
Fewer homes per newcomer than 50% of MI towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
3.2 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Almost there
2 spots from the top 25 for new homes
Lists where Blendon sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Blendon out-ranks 2 of its 4 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.