Rankings · How Wells ranks in MI
Wells ranks #26 in Michigan for short commutes
Wells is ranked on 33 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
33
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #26 shortest commute
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 4% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Drier than 99% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Wells’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Drier than 99% of MI towns
DrierWetter
30 in of rain + melted snow a year
Colder winters than 97% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
9.3° January low
Older than 95% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
53.4 median age
Shorter growing season than 94% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
133 days between frosts
Cooler summers than 91% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
79.6° July high
More seniors than 87% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
25.8% of residents are 65+
Faster-rising prices than 86% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+67.5% in home prices, 5 years
Fewer kids than 79% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
17.8% of residents are under 18
More vacation homes than 68% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
3.5% of homes are seasonal
Less snow than 61% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
43 in of snow a year
Where it shines
The lists Wells does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wells marked.
At a glance
Wells lands in the top half on 8 of 19 lists
Each dot is Wells’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Wells does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Almost there
1 spot from the top 25 for short commutes
Lists where Wells sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Wells 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.