Melvin, Michigan

Population

Down 1.3% since 2020.

152

people, the 526th-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

Rent

Median rent is down 21% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$767

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

Census ACS 5-year, 2015-2019 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $316.

A $316 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Sanilac County.

• $589 Tract 9701
• $905 Tract 9705

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

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 99% 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

Home value

A median home costs 59% less than Michigan's.

$95,000

median home value in Melvin.

• $95,000 Melvin
• $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