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MerrillMI

A town of 798. A typical home worth about $210K.

Population
798
−14.8% since 2010
Typical home
$210K
+5.7% in a year
Household income
$48K
median
Median age
37.0
years
Jobs based here
169
A commuter town

What makes Merrill stand out

The thing Merrill does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

798 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Merrill

Most working residents leave Merrill for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Saginaw (11%), Saginaw (11%) and Midland (7%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Merrill4%
Saginaw11%
Saginaw11%
Midland7%
Jonesfield6%
18 mi
median commute distance
169
jobs based in Merrill
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Merrill home is worth about $210K

The typical Merrill home is worth about $210,000, up 5.7% in a year, 21% below the Michigan typical home.

$210KZillow home value

Typical home value

Merrill$210K
Michigan$266K
+5.7%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Merrill has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–32°
Spring35–56°
Summer58–81°
Fall41–60°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities.

35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
35Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Merrill is

Merrill beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
What stands outMerrillMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.5%10.2%
More adults with COPD11%8.1%
More adults who get no exercise32.3%24.9%
Healthsource Saginaw
14.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Merrill is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Merrill: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 442 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Village of Merrill park—15
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Merrill for work

Where Merrill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Saginaw Saginaw 11% 11% → Saginaw Saginaw 11% 7% → Midland Midland 7% 6% → Jonesfield Jonesfield 6% 4% → St. Louis St. Louis 4% 4% → Richland Richland 4% Merrill · 4% stay
169jobs based in Merrill
4%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

Merrill, MI location
2019 · Merrill, MI location · Wikimedia Commons
Merrill’s story

Merrill in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Atlas of Saginaw Co., Michigan - from recent and actual surveys and recordsMerrill, MI village hall (September 2022)
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About Merrill

Village in Michigan, United States

Merrill is a village in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 663 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Jonesfield Township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
663
Area
0.7 sq mi
Elevation
669 ft
ZIP code
48637

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