Escanaba, MI vs Traverse City, MI

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricEscanaba, MITraverse City, MI
Population12,35415,593
Median Household Income$45,369$74,087
Median Rent$657/mo$995/mo
Median Home Value$125,200$415,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)—93
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income30.5%45.6%
Poverty Rate17.7%12.3%
Unemployment Rate6.5% (county)4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k310582
Property Crime Rate /100k1,484746
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs74°F77°F
Winter Lows11°F17°F
Snowfall47 in/yr101 in/yr
Avg Commute11 min17.2 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 54.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.213.6
College Degree Rate19.8%47.4%
Foreign-Born %1.6%2.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.3%+1.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.