Name: Brownlee Park, MI statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Brownlee Park

Calhoun County gains about 0.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,066

Moved out5,011

Net+55

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Kalamazoo County, MI929848+81

Jackson County, MI366350+16

Branch County, MI322247+75

Eaton County, MI262236+26

Barry County, MI295185+110

Kent County, MI141173−32

Ingham County, MI124126−2

Hillsdale County, MI136

Within Michigan, other states or abroad

Arrivals

70%30%

Leavers

65%35%

Within MichiganOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$49K

Leavers$51K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Calhoun County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 4.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Calhoun County report $48,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $51,400, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need: $23,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $591 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $887 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $83,700.
Getting to work: 19 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Ville Platte, LA matches it on character. Compare the two

Income of households moving in7
$48,780
31% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$51,446
27% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.5%
26% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Brownlee Park	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	4.9%	15% below
Moved from another state1County figure	1.5%	26% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	0.5	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$48,780	31% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$51,446	27% below

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $591, 57% below the median place.

Brownlee Park22.2%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$23,640

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

22.2%

9% above the median place

Home price to income

2.6x

31% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

22%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$25,800

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Brownlee Park, $591 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.6 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Brownlee Park, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Hamlet, NC	18.5% vs 22.2%	n/a	Compare
Henryetta, OK	18.4% vs 22.2%	$13,700	Compare
Zuni Pueblo, NM	15.4% vs 22.2%	n/a	Compare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$887
53% below the median place
Median home value1
$83,700
74% below the median place
Vacant homes1
21.4%
203% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Brownlee Park	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$591	57% below
Rent to income1	22.2%	9% above
Property tax rate1	1.7%	88% above
Home price to income1	2.6x	31% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	90.5	10% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,233	24% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$80,700	25% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$1,430	56% below
Median home value1	$83,700	74% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	2.5%	22% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	54.0%	5% above
Homeownership1	70.8%	7% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	48.5%	4% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$887	53% below
Vacant homes1	21.4%	203% above
Median year built1	1956	1% below

Work and pay

Works from home is 0.0%, below the median place (median 12.4%).

Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Poverty rate1
42.1%
291% above the median place
Median household income1
$31,969
60% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Brownlee Park	Vs median
Median household income1	$31,969	60% below
Income per person1	$17,318	57% below
Unemployment1County figure	6.4%	31% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$67,996	3% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	6.1%	65% above
Jobs6County figure	54,949	64% below
Poverty rate1	42.1%	291% above
Mean commute1	19 min	23% below
Works from home1	0.0%	below (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1County figure	0.3%	66% below

Who lives here

High school or higher is 72.2%, 22% below the median place.

High school or higher1
72.2%
22% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
11.6%
64% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
87.6%
5% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.7 +8%

Median age38.1 −2%

No health insurance6.1% −5%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Brownlee Park	Vs median
Population1	1,661	6646th largest
Median age1	38.1	2% below
Bachelor's or higher1	11.6%	64% below
High school or higher1	72.2%	22% below
Household size1	2.7	8% above
Born abroad1County figure	4.1%	53% below
No health insurance1	6.1%	5% below
Homes with broadband1	87.6%	5% below

Life in Brownlee Park

46 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents12.0 +18%

Playgrounds per 10k36.1 3.8×

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.0 +8%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails2 km −15%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.6 −20%

Shops32.6 +8%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.4 −17%

Doctors' offices and clinics14.7 −27%

Child care centers1.9 −17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Restaurants and bars per 10k8
16.6
20% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
14.7
27% below the median place
Public schools11
55
above the median place (median 9)

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Brownlee Park	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	55	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	18,773	283% above
Students per teacher11County figure	16.1	5% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	16.6	20% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	32.6	8% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	3.4	17% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	14.7	27% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	1.9	17% below
Parks per 10k9	12.0	18% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	36.1	284% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	12.0	8% above
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	1.7	15% below
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure	46	254% above

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 50.5, 44% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Brownlee Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk13
50.5
44% below the median place
Wildfire risk13
28.5
54% below the median place
January average low12
17°F
35% below the median place

All 9 weather and risk measures

Measure	Brownlee Park	Vs median
July average high12County figure	83°F	5% below
January average low12County figure	17°F	35% below
Average temperature12County figure	48°F	12% below
Annual precipitation12County figure	36.8 in	16% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure	74.5	19% below
Hurricane risk13County figure	37.5	47% below
Tornado risk13County figure	88.3	8% above
Wildfire risk13County figure	28.5	54% below
Heat wave risk13County figure	50.5	44% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Down 25.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 8.4% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 75.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$25,800

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 0% of places

Pay vs rent

+7.2 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 97% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Brownlee Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$591/mo (2024)	$720/mo	$590 to $880/mo	+3.3%
Median household income	$31,969 (2024)	$39,500	$33,500 to $47,000	+3.7%
Median home value	$83,700 (2024)	$123,000	$89,000 to $169,000	+6.6%

The median home would be worth 3.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Brownlee Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Ville Platte, LA	$656	$28,361	Compare
Trumann, AR	$586	$38,881	Compare
Warren, AR	$704	$36,788	Compare
Fitzgerald, GA	$670	$37,323	Compare

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Common questions

Is Brownlee Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 167 Michigan places. Median rent is $591 a month, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 176 Michigan places. On cost, space and class size it scores 52 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Brownlee Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $83,700.

What salary do you need to live in Brownlee Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $23,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Brownlee Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Ville Platte, LA, Trumann, AR, Warren, AR and Fitzgerald, GA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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