Rankings · How Pentland ranks in MI
Pentland makes Michigan’s top 10 on 2 lists
Pentland is ranked on 32 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
32
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #4 most conserved land
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Cooler summers than 98% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Pentland’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Cooler summers than 98% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
76.7° July high
Colder winters than 97% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
8.5° January low
Fewer kids than 95% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
13.9% of residents are under 18
Shorter growing season than 91% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
135 days between frosts
More snow than 89% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
99 in of snow a year
More vacation homes than 88% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
15.5% of homes are seasonal
Drier than 65% of MI towns
DrierWetter
34 in of rain + melted snow a year
Fewer seniors than 63% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
17.7% of residents are 65+
Older than 62% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
43.9 median age
Where it shines
The lists Pentland does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Pentland marked.
At a glance
Pentland lands in the top half on 7 of 19 lists
Each dot is Pentland’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Pentland does best come first.
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