Rankings · How Lima ranks in MI
Lima is #1 in Michigan for graduation rate
Lima is ranked on 32 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 12.
Lists ranked on
32
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
3
Best: #1 highest graduation rate
Top-quarter finishes
12
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Schools
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lima marked.
At a glance
Lima lands in the top half on 14 of 19 lists
Each dot is Lima’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Lima does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
What kind of place
More year-round than 91% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Lima’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More year-round than 91% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Steadier prices than 91% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+43.6% in home prices, 5 years
More kids than 89% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
26.2% of residents are under 18
Less snow than 89% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
33 in of snow a year
Fewer seniors than 79% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.7% of residents are 65+
Hotter summers than 64% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.7° July high
Colder winters than 61% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.1° January low
Drier than 61% of MI towns
DrierWetter
34 in of rain + melted snow a year
Shorter growing season than 53% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
163 days between frosts
Younger than 52% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
42.1 median age
Almost there
3 spots from the top 3 for staying active
Lists where Lima sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Lima out-ranks 2 of its 4 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.