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About Marquette
City in the United StatesMarquette ( mar-KET) is the county seat of Marquette County and the largest city in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. Located on the shores of Lake Superior, Marquette is a major port known primarily for shipping iron ore (hematite, magnetite) from the Marquette Iron Range. The city is partially surrounded by Marquette Township, but the two are administered autonomously. Marquette is named after Jacques Marquette, a French Jesuit missionary who had explored the Great Lakes region. Marquette had a population of 20,629 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city in Michigan north of the Tri-Cities. It is the third-largest American city on Lake Superior, behind Duluth, Minneso…
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How Marquette ranks
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Housing in Marquette
The median sale price was $415,000 in May 2026.
A seller's market
Safety in Marquette
Safety Grade B+
Marquette reports less crime per resident than 69% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Marquette
Full picture →56% of Marquette’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Marquette (5%), Escanaba (2%) and Chocolay (2%). Half commute less than 2 miles.
Health in Marquette
Health Grade B
Healthier than 58% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 89% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Michigan
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Marquette
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 4% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Marquette
Full climate →Marquette has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 76°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 102 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Marquette
All Marquette schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Marquette’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 82% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MI. Ratings are from neighbors.
Marquette is a college town
Colleges →of Marquette’s residents are enrolled in college. Northern Michigan University has about 6,360 students on campus.
Marquette’s library
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