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Boyne FallsMI

A town of 361, settled in 1874. A typical home worth about $384K.

Population
361
residents
Typical home
$384K
−0.7% in a year
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
36.8
years
Jobs based here
96
A commuter town

What makes Boyne Falls stand out

The 2 things Boyne Falls does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

361 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Boyne Falls home is worth about $384K

The typical Boyne Falls home is worth about $384,000, down 0.7% in a year, 44% above the Michigan typical home.

$384KZillow home value

Typical home value

Boyne Falls$384K
Michigan$266K
−0.7%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 16% of U.S. communities.

16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
16Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Boyne Falls

Most working residents leave Boyne Falls for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Petoskey (17%), Boyne City (15%) and Boyne Valley (11%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Boyne Falls2%
Petoskey17%
Boyne City15%
Boyne Valley11%
Gaylord5%
14 mi
median commute distance
96
jobs based in Boyne Falls
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Boyne Falls has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 112 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

112″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter15–30°
Spring30–53°
Summer54–79°
Fall39–57°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 23
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Boyne Falls is

Boyne Falls beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outBoyne FallsMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.2%10.2%
Mclaren Northern Michigan
14.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0.4% of Boyne Falls is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 2 of 362 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Boyne Valley Township Park—2
2. Boyne Falls Village Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Boyne Falls for work

Where Boyne Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Petoskey Petoskey 17% 15% → Boyne City Boyne City 15% 11% → Boyne Valley Boyne Valley 11% 5% → Gaylord Gaylord 5% 4% → East Jordan East Jordan 4% 4% → Melrose Melrose 4% Boyne Falls · 2% stay
96jobs based in Boyne Falls
2%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

Flying Duchess at Boyne Falls station
1976 · Flying Duchess at Boyne Falls station · Wikimedia Commons
Boyne Falls’s story

152 years in pictures

10 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

MIMap-doton-BoyneFallsBoyne Falls, MI locationBoyne Falls, Michigan (July 2022)
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About Boyne Falls

Village in Michigan, United States

Boyne Falls is a village in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 358 at the 2020 census and the village is located within Boyne Valley Township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1874
Population
358
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
712 ft
ZIP code
49713

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