Rankings · How Wixom ranks in MI
Wixom ranks #14 in Michigan for growth
Wixom is ranked on 37 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 12.
Lists ranked on
37
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #14 fastest growing
Top-quarter finishes
12
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 2% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Wixom does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wixom marked.
At a glance
Wixom lands in the top half on 17 of 23 lists
Each dot is Wixom’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Wixom does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#28/719Most active#48/719Fewest smokers#55/719Healthiest#68/719Lowest obesity#77/719Fewest uninsured#163/719Closest to a top hospital#403/719 People
Most educated#99/719 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#50/141Cheapest rent#336/683Most affordable#629/719Lowest property tax#659/719 SafetySafety →
Safest#106/232 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#283/509 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#405/719 What kind of place
Fewer kids than 90% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Wixom’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer kids than 90% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
15.4% of residents are under 18
Fewer homes per newcomer than 90% of MI towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
11.8 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Younger than 89% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
35.5 median age
Fewer seniors than 88% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
14.1% of residents are 65+
More year-round than 77% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Less snow than 77% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
36 in of snow a year
Drier than 74% of MI towns
DrierWetter
33 in of rain + melted snow a year
Steadier prices than 74% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+47.4% in home prices, 5 years
Colder winters than 72% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
15.8° January low
Shorter growing season than 72% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
157 days between frosts
Hotter summers than 50% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.4° July high
Almost there
3 spots from the top 25 for low depression
Lists where Wixom sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Wixom out-ranks 1 of its 4 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.