A town of 6,181. More miles of trail than almost any town in Michigan.
The 3 things Ishpeming does most differently from other towns.
1884 · Ishpeming Michigan statueBe the first to start the conversation.
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Ishpeming. Another town gets a different order.
70 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves. More trails than any other town in Michigan.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. RAMBA Trailhead - The HOB | 0.3 mi | 4 |
The median sale price was $218,000 in May 2026.
About one in 4 of Ishpeming’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Marquette (26%), Negaunee (5%) and Ishpeming (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
The public schools Ishpeming’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchview School | PK–4 | 233 | B |
| Ishpeming Middle School | 5–8 | 185 | B− |
| Ishpeming High School | 9–12 | 172 | B− |
| IshpemingNegauneeNICE Comm Ed Division | 7–12 | 22 | Not graded |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 28% of U.S. communities.
Ishpeming beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Ishpeming | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.9% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.9% | 7% |
Ishpeming has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 77°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 197 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Ishpeming reports less crime per resident than 59% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 6 places on the National Register.
6 places in Ishpeming on the National Register of Historic Places.
13 notable people were born in Ishpeming.
City in Michigan, United States
Ishpeming ( ISH-pə-ming) is a city in Marquette County, Michigan, United States. Located in the Upper Peninsula, the population was 6,140 at the 2020 census, less than it was in the 1950s and 1960s when the iron ore mines employed more workers. A statue of a Native American figure, erected in 1884 in the small town square, is referred to as Old Ish. Ishpeming Township is located to the northwest of the city but is administratively autonomous. Ishpeming is considered the birthplace of organized skiing in the United States and is home to the National Ski Hall of Fame. The city was also prominently featured in the 2010 documentary Catfish. The name Ishpeming comes from Ojibwa ishpiming 'above.…
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4 towns share a border with Ishpeming.
