Traverse City.
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Michigan·Grand Traverse County
8 tracts·18K people·$415K median·2,119/mi²
White 88 · Multiracial 6 · Hispanic 4 · Black 1 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Living alone 43 · Married couple 38 · Other 19
Health 42 · Professional 17 · Retail 13 · Manufacturing 11 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 46 · Service 21 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 58 · Work from home 18 · Carpool 13 · Bike 6 · Walk 5 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Traverse City is $415,400 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Traverse City has 15,593 residents across 4 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.7; the population is 87.7% White, 6.2% Multiracial, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Black, 1.1% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 47.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.3% (Census ACS).
TCAPS Montessori School (64%), Willow Hill Elementary School (59%) and Central Grade School (58%) lead the elementary schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $995/month, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Traverse City is $74,087 a year, 14% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Traverse City, median rent is $995/month and the median home value is $415,400 (Census ACS).
Traverse City reported 2.9 violent crimes and 10.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 34 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Traverse City are winter weather (99), cold wave (97) and landslide (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Traverse City, 5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).