Name: North Muskegon, MI statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to North Muskegon

Muskegon County gains about 6.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,040

Moved out5,096

Net+944

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Ottawa County, MI1,5681,227+341

Kent County, MI920798+122

Oceana County, MI375387−12

Newaygo County, MI345313+32

Allegan County, MI12261+61

Kalamazoo County, MI6368−5

Mason County, MI69

Wayne County, MI66

Within Michigan, other states or abroad

Arrivals

71%29%

Leavers

73%27%

Within MichiganOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$55K

Leavers$51K

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

Who moves here: 4.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.4% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Muskegon County report $55,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $50,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $52,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,300 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,732 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $264,200.
Getting to work: 22 minutes each way on average; 10.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Bellbrook, OH matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
4.6%
20% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$50,690
28% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$55,381
22% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	North Muskegon	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	4.6%	20% below
Moved from another state1County figure	1.4%	31% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure	6.7	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure	$55,381	22% below
Income of households moving out8County figure	$50,690	28% below

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 32.0%, 37% below the median place.

North Muskegon14.9%

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

$52,000

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

14.9%

27% below the median place

Home price to income

2.5x

34% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

15%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$92,900

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in North Muskegon, $1,300 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like North Muskegon, 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
Hamburg, NY	11.7% vs 14.9%	$7,700	Compare
Gananda, NY	11.2% vs 14.9%	$5,900	Compare
Edgewood, KY	10.8% vs 14.9%	$17,000	Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
32.0%
37% below the median place
Median year built1
1958
1% below the median place
Homeownership1
79.1%
19% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	North Muskegon	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,300	5% below
Rent to income1	14.9%	27% below
Property tax rate1	1.4%	58% above
Home price to income1	2.5x	34% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	92.5	8% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,285	20% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$77,500	28% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$3,807	17% above
Median home value1	$264,200	17% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	6.7%	110% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	70.3%	36% above
Homeownership1	79.1%	19% above
Renters paying 30%+1	32.0%	37% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,732	7% below
Vacant homes1County figure	10.0%	42% above
Median year built1	1958	1% below

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
5.0%
54% below the median place
Median household income1
$104,659
30% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$50,334 +26%

Mean commute22 min −12%

Works from home10.3% −18%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	North Muskegon	Vs median
Median household income1	$104,659	30% above
Income per person1	$50,334	26% above
Unemployment1County figure	6.4%	32% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$58,781	11% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	10.5%	184% above
Jobs6County figure	62,026	59% below
Poverty rate1	5.0%	54% below
Mean commute1	22 min	12% below
Works from home1	10.3%	18% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

High school or higher is 97.5%, 6% above the median place.

High school or higher1
97.5%
6% above the median place
Median age1
44.5
14% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
49.4%
54% above the median place

All 9 people measures

Measure	North Muskegon	Vs median
Population1	4,098	6646th largest
Population change since 20207	-0.4%	below (median 1.1%)
Median age1	44.5	14% above
Bachelor's or higher1	49.4%	54% above
High school or higher1	97.5%	6% above
Household size1	2.5	1% above
Born abroad1County figure	1.9%	78% below
No health insurance1County figure	4.5%	30% below
Homes with broadband1	95.2%	3% above

Life in North Muskegon

16 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents19.5 +92%

Playgrounds per 10k4.9 −48%

Grocery stores per 10k4.9 2.3×

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.8 −12%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails4 km +90%

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 bars17.6 −15%

Shops29.7 −2%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%

Doctors' offices and clinics14.0 −31%

Child care centers2.0 −13%

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

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
14.0
31% below the median place
Public schools12
69
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
25,212
above the median place (median 4,897)

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	North Muskegon	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	69	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	25,212	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	16.7	8% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure	17.6	15% below
Shops per 10k9County figure	29.7	2% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure	3.3	20% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure	14.0	31% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure	2.0	13% below
Parks per 10k10	19.5	92% above
Playgrounds per 10k10	4.9	48% below
Grocery stores per 10k10	4.9	130% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10	9.8	12% below
Libraries per 10k10	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails10	3.8	90% above
Transit stops per sq mi10	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure	16	23% above

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 48°F, 13% 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 North Muskegon. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature13
48°F
13% below the median place
July average high13
82°F
6% below the median place
Hurricane risk14
21.7
69% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	North Muskegon	Vs median
July average high13County figure	82°F	6% below
January average low13County figure	18°F	31% below
Average temperature13County figure	48°F	13% below
Annual precipitation13County figure	36.0 in	18% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure	70.1	24% below
Hurricane risk14County figure	21.7	69% below
Tornado risk14County figure	80.4	1% below
Wildfire risk14County figure	30.5	50% below
Heat wave risk14County figure	62.8	30% below
Median air quality index15County figure	39	9% below
Good air days15County figure	83.5%	22% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 54.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 47.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 68.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Down 0.4% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$92,500

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 75% of places

Pay vs rent

-1.0 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 38% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

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

North Muskegon in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% 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	$1,300/mo (2024)	$1,700/mo	$1,390 to $2,070/mo	+4.5%
Median household income	$104,659 (2024)	$134,500	$113,500 to $159,000	+4.3%
Median home value	$264,200 (2024)	$388,000	$281,000 to $534,000	+6.6%
Population	4,079 (2025)	4,100	3,930 to 4,270	+0.1%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.5 now.

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

Places like North Muskegon

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

Place	Rent	Income
Bellbrook, OH	$1,346	$111,513	Compare
Strongsville, OH	$1,302	$103,253	Compare
Twinsburg, OH	$1,356	$99,144	Compare
Pleasant Hills, PA	$1,151	$102,167	Compare

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Common questions

Is North Muskegon a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Only 32% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 91% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. 5.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 86% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 97 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is North Muskegon expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $264,200.

What salary do you need to live in North Muskegon?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $52,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to North Muskegon?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bellbrook, OH, Strongsville, OH, Twinsburg, OH and Pleasant Hills, PA.

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
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
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
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

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

What stands out compares North Muskegon with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for North Muskegon itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/north-muskegon-michigan

Citytistics. “North Muskegon, Michigan.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/north-muskegon-michigan/

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