Reese, Michigan
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
Read it as a page
-
Population
Down 1.6% since 2020.
1,265
people, the 325th-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
9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
92.7%
of 317 jobs located in Reese are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2021. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
-
Rent
Median rent is up 57% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$879
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 jumps $333.
A $333 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Tuscola County.
- $800 Tract 8
- $1,133 Tract 13
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.
$872–$1,308
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $879 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.
- 87% 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 0.2–0.5% to the 600 homes here.
1–3
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
-
Home value
A median home costs 25% less than Michigan's.
$174,700
median home value in Reese.
- $174,700 Reese
- $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