Rankings · How Three Rivers ranks in MI
Three Rivers ranks #17 in Michigan for affordable rent
Three Rivers is ranked on 35 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
35
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #17 rent easiest to afford
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 12% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Three Rivers does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Three Rivers marked.
At a glance
Three Rivers lands in the top half on 10 of 22 lists
Each dot is Three Rivers’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Three Rivers does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Cost of livingHousing →
Most affordable#74/719Rent easiest to afford#17/141Lowest property tax#124/719Cheapest rent#126/683 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#86/719 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#131/509 HealthHealth →
Most active#488/719Lowest obesity#547/719Closest to a top hospital#554/719Healthiest#579/719Lowest depression#606/719Fewest smokers#631/719Fewest uninsured#636/719 People
Most educated#644/719 What kind of place
Younger than 91% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Three Rivers’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Younger than 91% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
35.0 median age
Wetter than 89% of MI towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Hotter summers than 87% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.3° July high
More kids than 86% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
25.5% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 85% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
14.8% of residents are 65+
More year-round than 73% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Milder winters than 72% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
17.4° January low
Longer growing season than 71% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
170 days between frosts
Faster-rising prices than 69% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+59.5% in home prices, 5 years
Less snow than 63% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
41 in of snow a year
Next door
Three Rivers out-ranks 0 of its 2 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.