State directory

Michigan

63 verified towns

Michigan currently has 63 verified Townsteading towns. Populations range from 1,003 to 4,531 residents, with a median of 1,605. Across the 63 towns with reported values, median home values center near $161,700. The typical town is about 41 minutes from its nearest regional center by car; the longest modeled drive is 60 minutes. 34 of 63 towns score 60 or higher on the nationally normalized walkability scale (state median 63). The most common regional centers are Kalamazoo, MI (11 towns); Lansing, MI (10 towns); Battle Creek, MI (9 towns).

Median population: 1,605
Typical median home value: $161,700
Typical regional drive: 41 minutes
Median walkability: 62.9

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Argentine, Michigan

72.9

Population: 2,190
Median home value: $328,700
Nearest regional city: Flint
Drive time: 36 minutes
Walkability: 39.2

Bangor, Michigan

91.5

Population: 1,965
Median home value: $111,200
Nearest regional city: Kalamazoo
Drive time: 45 minutes
Walkability: 54.2

Bellevue, Michigan

86.6

Population: 1,348
Median home value: $118,100
Nearest regional city: Battle Creek
Drive time: 29 minutes
Walkability: 70.9

Blissfield, Michigan

80.5

Population: 3,262
Median home value: $169,900
Nearest regional city: Ann Arbor
Drive time: 57 minutes
Walkability: 65.1

Capac, Michigan

84.8

Population: 1,943
Median home value: $161,700
Nearest regional city: Rochester Hills
Drive time: 59 minutes
Walkability: 69.3

Cassopolis, Michigan

90.8

Population: 1,707
Median home value: $110,000
Nearest regional city: Elkhart
Drive time: 31 minutes
Walkability: 69.5

Centreville, Michigan

83.4

Population: 1,374
Median home value: $166,100
Nearest regional city: Kalamazoo
Drive time: 44 minutes
Walkability: 50.3

Chesaning, Michigan

89.9

Population: 2,399
Median home value: $136,700
Nearest regional city: Flint
Drive time: 46 minutes
Walkability: 73.6

Clinton, Michigan

84.7

Population: 2,481
Median home value: $186,700
Nearest regional city: Ann Arbor
Drive time: 38 minutes
Walkability: 62.9

Coloma, Michigan

80.2

Population: 1,415
Median home value: $177,100
Nearest regional city: South Bend
Drive time: 55 minutes
Walkability: 69.7

Colon, Michigan

89.8

Population: 1,182
Median home value: $153,500
Nearest regional city: Battle Creek
Drive time: 56 minutes
Walkability: 74.1

Concord, Michigan

84.9

Population: 1,083
Median home value: $176,800
Nearest regional city: Battle Creek
Drive time: 48 minutes
Walkability: 50.0

Constantine, Michigan

93.3

Population: 1,983
Median home value: $115,200
Nearest regional city: Elkhart
Drive time: 32 minutes
Walkability: 69.5

Corunna, Michigan

80.5

Population: 3,000
Median home value: $151,000
Nearest regional city: Flint
Drive time: 36 minutes
Walkability: 40.7

Decatur, Michigan

91.3

Population: 1,646
Median home value: $137,500
Nearest regional city: Kalamazoo
Drive time: 38 minutes
Walkability: 48.5

Douglas, Michigan

64.8

Population: 1,411
Median home value: $426,400
Nearest regional city: Wyoming
Drive time: 45 minutes
Walkability: 75.1

Dryden, Michigan

77.4

Population: 1,037
Median home value: $208,300
Nearest regional city: Rochester Hills
Drive time: 46 minutes
Walkability: 57.4

Fennville, Michigan

88.7

Population: 1,724
Median home value: $150,400
Nearest regional city: Wyoming
Drive time: 53 minutes
Walkability: 58.6

Fowler, Michigan

80.8

Population: 1,237
Median home value: $197,400
Nearest regional city: Lansing
Drive time: 41 minutes
Walkability: 67.1

Fowlerville, Michigan

71.8

Population: 2,874
Median home value: $192,000
Nearest regional city: Lansing
Drive time: 38 minutes
Walkability: 68.5

Grass Lake, Michigan

82.5

Population: 1,098
Median home value: $205,100
Nearest regional city: Ann Arbor
Drive time: 37 minutes
Walkability: 59.2

Hartford, Michigan

89.0

Population: 2,448
Median home value: $108,700
Nearest regional city: Kalamazoo
Drive time: 42 minutes
Walkability: 49.6

Homer, Michigan

91.1

Population: 1,603
Median home value: $136,200
Nearest regional city: Battle Creek
Drive time: 46 minutes
Walkability: 65.3

Howard City, Michigan

81.1

Population: 1,923
Median home value: $151,200
Nearest regional city: Kentwood
Drive time: 56 minutes
Walkability: 53.7

Ida, Michigan

73.4

Population: 1,050
Median home value: $284,200
Nearest regional city: Taylor
Drive time: 53 minutes
Walkability: 55.9

Imlay City, Michigan

85.4

Population: 3,753
Median home value: $150,000
Nearest regional city: Rochester Hills
Drive time: 49 minutes
Walkability: 60.1

Ithaca, Michigan

82.2

Population: 2,807
Median home value: $133,200
Nearest regional city: Lansing
Drive time: 53 minutes
Walkability: 71.4

Kent City, Michigan

86.2

Population: 1,395
Median home value: $167,200
Nearest regional city: Wyoming
Drive time: 40 minutes
Walkability: 48.5

Lake Odessa, Michigan

88.5

Population: 2,089
Median home value: $148,600
Nearest regional city: Kentwood
Drive time: 42 minutes
Walkability: 79.6

Lake Victoria, Michigan

66.7

Population: 1,006
Median home value: $370,800
Nearest regional city: Lansing
Drive time: 39 minutes
Walkability: 23.7

Lawrence, Michigan

84.7

Population: 1,005
Median home value: $133,900
Nearest regional city: Kalamazoo
Drive time: 39 minutes
Walkability: 47.6

Leslie, Michigan

89.0

Population: 1,937
Median home value: $149,700
Nearest regional city: Lansing
Drive time: 31 minutes
Walkability: 79.6

Litchfield, Michigan

92.6

Population: 1,394
Median home value: $117,000
Nearest regional city: Battle Creek
Drive time: 59 minutes
Walkability: 70.7

Luna Pier, Michigan

84.3

Population: 1,351
Median home value: $188,800
Nearest regional city: Taylor
Drive time: 41 minutes
Walkability: 59.6

Manchester, Michigan

78.7

Population: 2,027
Median home value: $232,000
Nearest regional city: Ann Arbor
Drive time: 37 minutes
Walkability: 79.5

Marcellus, Michigan

92.5

Population: 1,045
Median home value: $120,400
Nearest regional city: Kalamazoo
Drive time: 39 minutes
Walkability: 62.7

Memphis, Michigan

76.5

Population: 1,091
Median home value: $213,300
Nearest regional city: Sterling Heights
Drive time: 46 minutes
Walkability: 57.0

Millington, Michigan

93.1

Population: 1,003
Median home value: $118,000
Nearest regional city: Flint
Drive time: 46 minutes
Walkability: 65.2

Nashville, Michigan

91.1

Population: 1,605
Median home value: $130,900
Nearest regional city: Battle Creek
Drive time: 39 minutes
Walkability: 47.4

North Branch, Michigan

87.3

Population: 1,111
Median home value: $152,000
Nearest regional city: Flint
Drive time: 56 minutes
Walkability: 36.1

Olivet, Michigan

85.4

Population: 1,525
Median home value: $154,900
Nearest regional city: Battle Creek
Drive time: 35 minutes
Walkability: 64.3

Otsego, Michigan

77.2

Population: 4,045
Median home value: $160,500
Nearest regional city: Kalamazoo
Drive time: 23 minutes
Walkability: 57.1

Ovid, Michigan

92.8

Population: 1,498
Median home value: $110,600
Nearest regional city: Lansing
Drive time: 40 minutes
Walkability: 48.1

Paw Paw, Michigan

80.1

Population: 3,386
Median home value: $148,200
Nearest regional city: Kalamazoo
Drive time: 26 minutes
Walkability: 72.2

Paw Paw Lake, Michigan

75.5

Population: 3,889
Median home value: $191,700
Nearest regional city: Kalamazoo
Drive time: 56 minutes
Walkability: 57.5

Perry, Michigan

86.1

Population: 2,134
Median home value: $164,000
Nearest regional city: Lansing
Drive time: 33 minutes
Walkability: 58.9

Petersburg, Michigan

79.5

Population: 1,152
Median home value: $215,500
Nearest regional city: Ann Arbor
Drive time: 40 minutes
Walkability: 52.6

Plainwell, Michigan

66.7

Population: 3,722
Median home value: $220,500
Nearest regional city: Kalamazoo
Drive time: 21 minutes
Walkability: 72.3

Portland, Michigan

81.4

Population: 3,770
Median home value: $166,200
Nearest regional city: Lansing
Drive time: 32 minutes
Walkability: 65.5

Quincy, Michigan

93.2

Population: 1,564
Median home value: $121,800
Nearest regional city: Battle Creek
Drive time: 54 minutes
Walkability: 70.7

Ravenna, Michigan

82.0

Population: 1,409
Median home value: $204,300
Nearest regional city: Wyoming
Drive time: 43 minutes
Walkability: 32.2

Reese, Michigan

87.2

Population: 1,265
Median home value: $174,700
Nearest regional city: Flint
Drive time: 56 minutes
Walkability: 23.8

Saranac, Michigan

80.3

Population: 1,386
Median home value: $202,800
Nearest regional city: Kentwood
Drive time: 34 minutes
Walkability: 52.6

Spring Arbor, Michigan

71.2

Population: 2,275
Median home value: $225,000
Nearest regional city: Lansing
Drive time: 57 minutes
Walkability: 69.4

Stockbridge, Michigan

77.5

Population: 1,291
Median home value: $192,500
Nearest regional city: Ann Arbor
Drive time: 47 minutes
Walkability: 81.3

Three Oaks, Michigan

79.8

Population: 1,390
Median home value: $215,700
Nearest regional city: South Bend
Drive time: 41 minutes
Walkability: 81.6

Union City, Michigan

96.0

Population: 1,726
Median home value: $107,500
Nearest regional city: Battle Creek
Drive time: 38 minutes
Walkability: 67.7

Vassar, Michigan

87.7

Population: 2,685
Median home value: $143,200
Nearest regional city: Flint
Drive time: 51 minutes
Walkability: 78.5

Vineyard Lake, Michigan

68.2

Population: 1,031
Median home value: $306,100
Nearest regional city: Ann Arbor
Drive time: 60 minutes
Walkability: 36.1

Watervliet, Michigan

89.5

Population: 1,720
Median home value: $137,500
Nearest regional city: Kalamazoo
Drive time: 47 minutes
Walkability: 67.9

Wayland, Michigan

70.9

Population: 4,531
Median home value: $207,400
Nearest regional city: Kentwood
Drive time: 28 minutes
Walkability: 70.1

Webberville, Michigan

87.2

Population: 1,314
Median home value: $162,100
Nearest regional city: Lansing
Drive time: 31 minutes
Walkability: 49.6

White Pigeon, Michigan

85.4

Population: 1,824
Median home value: $149,600
Nearest regional city: Elkhart
Drive time: 32 minutes
Walkability: 72.3