Traverse City, MI

Name: Traverse City, Michigan
Address: Traverse City, MI

4 neighborhoods · 77,926 residents · Michigan

B+

78/100

Safety Score

Affordability

$78K

Median Income

$291K

Median Home Value

Is Traverse City, MI a Good Place to Live?

Traverse City receives an overall livability grade of B+ (78/100), placing it among the better areas in Michigan. Safety scores A (83/100), indicating lower crime rates than most areas. Affordability scores B+ (73/100) with a median household income of $77,567 and median home values around $290,825.

About 40.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the unemployment rate is 4%. 77% of housing is owner-occupied. The median age is 44.

$1,174

Median Rent/mo

40.9%

College Educated

Unemployment

77%

Owner-Occupied

Median Age

77,926

Population

Zip Codes

Grand Traverse

County

4 zip codes · hover for score · click to view

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Neighborhoods in Traverse City

#	Zip	Overall	Safety	Afford.	Income	Home $	Pop.
1	49696Grand Traverse Co.	85 A	92	88	$94K	$274K	10,353
2	49685Grand Traverse Co.	77 B+	83	69	$75K	$270K	21,120
3	49684Grand Traverse Co.	75 B+	82	72	$74K	$343K	21,171
4	49686Grand Traverse Co.	73 B+	75	64	$67K	$277K	25,282

Scores are percentile-based (0–100) derived from US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates) and FBI crime data. A score of 80 means this area ranks better than 80% of all US locations on that metric.