Rankings · How Grayling ranks in MI
Grayling ranks #17 in Michigan for trails
Grayling 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 4.
Lists ranked on
33
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #17 most trails
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 5% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Shorter growing season than 99% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Grayling’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Shorter growing season than 99% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
124 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 98% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
33.8% of homes are seasonal
Colder winters than 95% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
11.2° January low
Older than 89% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
49.8 median age
Cooler summers than 89% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
80.0° July high
More snow than 88% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
88 in of snow a year
Drier than 88% of MI towns
DrierWetter
33 in of rain + melted snow a year
More seniors than 84% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
24.7% of residents are 65+
Fewer kids than 55% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.6% of residents are under 18
Where it shines
The lists Grayling does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Grayling marked.
At a glance
Grayling lands in the top half on 8 of 20 lists
Each dot is Grayling’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Grayling does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#161/509 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#350/719 HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#352/719Lowest obesity#409/719Lowest depression#435/719Fewest smokers#567/719Most active#606/719Healthiest#613/719Closest to a top hospital#647/719 People
Most educated#437/719 Income