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MesickMI

A town of 423. A typical home worth about $212K.

Population
423
residents
Typical home
$212K
+2.4% in a year
Household income
$41K
median
Median age
33.2
years
Jobs based here
158
Balanced

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Small town

423 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 8% of U.S. communities.

8risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
8Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesWinter weather
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Mesick has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 120 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

120″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–31°
Spring31–55°
Summer54–79°
Fall38–58°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 19
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing

A typical Mesick home is worth about $212K

The typical Mesick home is worth about $212,000, up 2.4% in a year, 20% below the Michigan typical home.

$212KZillow home value

Typical home value

Mesick$212K
Michigan$266K
+2.4%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Mesick

Most working residents leave Mesick for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Cadillac (18%), Traverse City (12%) and Haring (7%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Mesick4%
Cadillac18%
Traverse City12%
Haring7%
Garfield7%
21 mi
median commute distance
158
jobs based in Mesick
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Mesick is

Mesick beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.

32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better15 too close to call17 worse
What stands outMesickMI
More adults with COPD12.6%8.1%
More smokers20.9%14.6%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.6%10.2%
Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital
19.5 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

0.5% of Mesick is conserved land

1.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.5%conserved
0.5%
conserved · 4 of 852 acres
1.7 mi
of trails · 1.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Mesik Park—8
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Mesick

Village in Michigan, United States

Mesick ( MEE-sik) is a village in Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 397 at the 2020 census. The majority of the village is located within Springville Township with a very small portion extending east into Antioch Township.

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

Population
397
Area
1.3 sq mi
Elevation
942 ft
ZIP code
49668

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