Jenison, MI vs Muskegon, MI

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

MetricJenison, MIMuskegon, MI
Population17,58237,226
Median Household Income$89,593$44,735
Median Rent$2,306/mo$996/mo
Median Home Value$281,600$142,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)9693
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income70%50.9%
Poverty Rate3.7%24.9%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)7.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k257*558
Property Crime Rate /100k649*2,035
Median AQI4039
Good AQI Days /yr260—
Summer Highs81°F80°F
Winter Lows19°F23°F
Snowfall75 in/yr87 in/yr
Avg Commute20.1 min20.6 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.716.7
College Degree Rate35.1%15.5%
Foreign-Born %1.1%3.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.6%0.0%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Jenison (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.