Rankings · How Cato ranks in MI
Cato ranks #40 in Michigan for cheap rent
Cato 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 2.
Lists ranked on
33
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #40 cheapest rent
Top-quarter finishes
2
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 16% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Cato does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cato marked.
At a glance
Cato lands in the top half on 6 of 20 lists
Each dot is Cato’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Cato does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
What kind of place
Shorter growing season than 94% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Cato’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Shorter growing season than 94% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
133 days between frosts
Colder winters than 89% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
14.1° January low
Faster-rising prices than 89% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+70.4% in home prices, 5 years
More vacation homes than 87% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
14.3% of homes are seasonal
Younger than 82% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
37.5 median age
More snow than 76% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
73 in of snow a year
More kids than 75% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.8% of residents are under 18
Cooler summers than 74% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.1° July high
Wetter than 74% of MI towns
DrierWetter
37 in of rain + melted snow a year