Muir, Michigan

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

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Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.4% to the 229 homes here.

is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

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

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Population

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

651

people, the 405th-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
The workday

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

95.4%

of 65 jobs located in Muir are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2021. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 2% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$538

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
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

A $819 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Ionia County.
- $598 Tract 313.01
- $1,417 Tract 313.02
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$358–$538

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $538 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
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 93% 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
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.4% to the 229 homes here.

1

is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

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
Home value

A median home costs 38% less than Michigan's.

$143,100

median home value in Muir.
- $143,100 Muir
- $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

Muir, Michigan

Muir,
Michigan.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 2% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.4% to the 229 homes here.

A median home costs 38% less than Michigan's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 2% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.4% to the 229 homes here.

A median home costs 38% less than Michigan's.

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