Rankings · How Whitehall ranks in MI
Whitehall makes Michigan’s top 10 on 2 lists
Whitehall is ranked on 35 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
35
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #3 most new homes
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Whitehall marked.
At a glance
Whitehall lands in the top half on 12 of 22 lists
Each dot is Whitehall’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Whitehall does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#3/509 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#8/719 HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#163/719Fewest smokers#305/719Lowest depression#435/719Healthiest#461/719Closest to a top hospital#477/719Most active#488/719Lowest obesity#647/719 SafetySafety →
Safest#99/254 People
Most educated#361/719 What kind of place
Shorter growing season than 90% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Whitehall’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Shorter growing season than 90% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
136 days between frosts
Cooler summers than 86% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
80.7° July high
Faster-rising prices than 83% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+66.5% in home prices, 5 years
Milder winters than 82% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
18.0° January low
More kids than 81% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
24.8% of residents are under 18
More seniors than 75% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
23.2% of residents are 65+
More snow than 74% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
69 in of snow a year
Younger than 71% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
39.4 median age
Wetter than 67% of MI towns
DrierWetter
36 in of rain + melted snow a year
More vacation homes than 60% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
2.3% of homes are seasonal
Next door
Whitehall out-ranks 0 of its 3 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.