Hillman, Michigan

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Growing. Up 6.6% since 2020.

    666

    people, the 404th-largest of Michigan's cities and towns.

    Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Michigan's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

  2. The workday

    9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

    94.3%

    of 545 jobs located in Hillman are filled by in-commuters.

    Census LEHD LODES, 2021. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

  3. Rent

    Median rent is up 36% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

    $434

    a month. Michigan's median is $1,129.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  4. The seam

    Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $139.

    A $139 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Montmorency County.

    • $575 Tract 9101
    • $714 Tract 9102

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  5. Room to build

    Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

    $798–$1,196

    is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

    • $434 median

    Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2021 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

  6. Building

    Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

    • 90% of all homes were built before 2000

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  7. Units needed

    Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.1% to the 458 homes here.

    1–5

    is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

    Range computed by the Almanac from 2021 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

  8. Home value

    A median home costs 62% less than Michigan's.

    $87,000

    median home value in Hillman.

    • $87,000 Hillman
    • $231,600 Michigan
    • $332,700 U.S.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

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