Rankings · How Croton ranks in MI
How Croton compares across Michigan
Croton is ranked on 34 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
Lists ranked on
34
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #35 most library borrowing
Top-quarter finishes
1
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 27% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
More vacation homes than 97% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Croton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More vacation homes than 97% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
30.4% of homes are seasonal
Shorter growing season than 91% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
135 days between frosts
Faster-rising prices than 87% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+68.2% in home prices, 5 years
Colder winters than 84% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
15.2° January low
Wetter than 74% of MI towns
DrierWetter
37 in of rain + melted snow a year
More snow than 67% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
64 in of snow a year
More kids than 56% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.6% of residents are under 18
Cooler summers than 56% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.4° July high
Younger than 52% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
42.1 median age
Fewer seniors than 51% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19% of residents are 65+
Next door
Croton out-ranks 1 of its 3 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.
Big PrairieEnsleyBrooksReynoldsCroton
Croton leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
At a glance
Croton lands in the top half on 7 of 21 lists
Each dot is Croton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Croton does best come first.
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