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VanderbiltMI

A town of 341. A typical home worth about $207K.

Population
341
−11.4% since 2010
Typical home
$207K
+7% in a year
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
54.1
years
Jobs based here
132
Balanced

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Small town

341 people, and everyone knows the way

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61°
Fog
H 67° · L 45°

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Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 25% of U.S. communities.

25risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
25Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Vanderbilt home is worth about $207K

The typical Vanderbilt home is worth about $207,000, up 7% in a year, 22% below the Michigan typical home.

$207KZillow home value

Typical home value

Vanderbilt$207K
Michigan$266K
+7%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Vanderbilt has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 140 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

140″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–28°
Spring29–52°
Summer53–78°
Fall37–56°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 22
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Vanderbilt

Most working residents leave Vanderbilt for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Gaylord (22%), Corwith (7%) and Ypsilanti (4%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Vanderbilt3%
Gaylord22%
Corwith7%
Ypsilanti4%
Livingston4%
29 mi
median commute distance
132
jobs based in Vanderbilt
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Vanderbilt is

Vanderbilt beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
What stands outVanderbiltMI
More smokers19%14.6%
More adults with COPD10.4%8.1%
More adults in frequent physical distress16.5%14%
Mclaren Northern Michigan
21.8 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

0.3% of Vanderbilt is conserved land

0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.3%conserved
Map of Vanderbilt: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.3%
conserved · 2 of 696 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Village Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Vanderbilt

Village in Michigan, United States

Vanderbilt is a village in Otsego County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 498 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Corwith Township. Vanderbilt holds the record for the coldest recorded temperature in the state of Michigan when it reached −51 °F (−46 °C) on February 9, 1934.

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Population
498
Area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
1,096 ft
ZIP code
49795

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