Rankings · How Ishpeming ranks in MI
Ishpeming ranks #6 in Michigan for graduation rate
Ishpeming is ranked on 34 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 7.
Lists ranked on
34
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #6 highest graduation rate
Top-quarter finishes
7
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 10% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
More snow than 100% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Ishpeming’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More snow than 100% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
197 in of snow a year
Colder winters than 99% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
6.5° January low
Cooler summers than 98% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
76.6° July high
Shorter growing season than 97% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
129 days between frosts
Faster-rising prices than 95% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+77.1% in home prices, 5 years
Drier than 87% of MI towns
DrierWetter
33 in of rain + melted snow a year
More vacation homes than 86% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
13.7% of homes are seasonal
Fewer kids than 59% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.3% of residents are under 18
Younger than 55% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
41.7 median age
Fewer seniors than 51% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19.1% of residents are 65+
Where it shines
The lists Ishpeming does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ishpeming marked.
At a glance
Ishpeming lands in the top half on 15 of 20 lists
Each dot is Ishpeming’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Ishpeming does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Almost there
3 spots from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Ishpeming sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Ishpeming out-ranks 0 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.