Rankings · How Ferndale ranks in MI
Ferndale ranks #9 in Michigan for working from home
Ferndale is ranked on 36 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 12.
Lists ranked on
36
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #9 most remote workers
Top-quarter finishes
12
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Work
Top 2% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Fewer kids than 99% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Ferndale’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer kids than 99% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
9.7% of residents are under 18
Longer growing season than 98% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
190 days between frosts
Steadier prices than 98% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+38.3% in home prices, 5 years
Fewer seniors than 95% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
11.9% of residents are 65+
Hotter summers than 95% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.8° July high
Less snow than 94% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
31 in of snow a year
Milder winters than 86% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
18.2° January low
Younger than 82% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
37.3 median age
More year-round than 77% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Drier than 65% of MI towns
DrierWetter
34 in of rain + melted snow a year
Where it shines
The lists Ferndale does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ferndale marked.
At a glance
Ferndale lands in the top half on 14 of 22 lists
Each dot is Ferndale’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Ferndale does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Most active#23/719Healthiest#46/719Fewest uninsured#50/719Lowest depression#53/719Fewest smokers#55/719Lowest obesity#56/719Closest to a top hospital#66/719 People
Most educated#46/719 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#141/509 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#14/141Most affordable#422/719Cheapest rent#550/683Lowest property tax#606/719 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#280/719 SafetySafety →
Safest#156/232 Almost there
4 spots from the top 10 for walkable streets
Lists where Ferndale sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Ferndale out-ranks 3 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.