Rankings · How Commerce ranks in MI
Commerce ranks #10 in Michigan for library borrowing
Commerce is ranked on 39 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 18.
Lists ranked on
39
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #10 most library borrowing
Top-quarter finishes
18
of 25 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 4% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Commerce does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Commerce marked.
Almost there
3 spots from the top 25 for low depression
Lists where Commerce sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
At a glance
Commerce lands in the top half on 20 of 25 lists
Each dot is Commerce’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Commerce does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#28/719Most active#48/719Fewest uninsured#50/719Lowest obesity#56/719Healthiest#61/719Fewest smokers#89/719Closest to a top hospital#397/719 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#40/490 People
Most educated#95/719 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#68/509 SafetySafety →
Safest#33/232 LibrariesLibrary →
Most library borrowing#10/47Most-used libraries#15/47Best libraries for kids#15/47 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#28/141Lowest property tax#615/719Most affordable#630/719Cheapest rent#673/683 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#527/719 What kind of place
Steadier prices than 91% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Commerce’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Steadier prices than 91% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+43.7% in home prices, 5 years
Drier than 82% of MI towns
DrierWetter
33 in of rain + melted snow a year
More homes per newcomer than 81% of MI towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
1.9 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Less snow than 77% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
36 in of snow a year
Longer growing season than 75% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
172 days between frosts
Colder winters than 64% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.0° January low
More kids than 62% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
22.1% of residents are under 18
Hotter summers than 62% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.6° July high
Fewer seniors than 57% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18.4% of residents are 65+
More year-round than 57% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.8% of homes are seasonal
Younger than 51% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
42.2 median age
Next door
Commerce out-ranks 5 of its 6 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.