Name: South Monroe, MI statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to South Monroe

Monroe County gains about 1.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,990

Moved out5,807

Net+183

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Wayne County, MI1,9481,541+407

Lucas County, OH1,1151,071+44

Washtenaw County, MI460392+68

Lenawee County, MI291317−26

Oakland County, MI151165−14

Wood County, OH94131−37

Macomb County, MI11176+35

Livingston County, MI4056−16

Within Michigan, other states or abroad

Arrivals

57%43%

Leavers

53%47%

Within MichiganOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$60K

Leavers$61K

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

Who moves here: 5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Monroe County report $59,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $61,500.
Income you would need: $39,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $987 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,459 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $184,000.
Getting to work: 22 minutes each way on average; 11.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Plymouth, WI matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
5.0%
14% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$59,895
15% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$61,493
13% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	South Monroe	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	5.0%	14% below
Moved from another state1County figure	1.8%	9% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	1.4	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$59,895	15% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$61,493	13% below

What it costs to live here

Compared with the 15 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Plymouth, WI, Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH and Ripon, WI), money left after rent here is lower: $51,500 against a typical $57,200.

South Monroe19.1%

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

$39,480

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

19.1%

6% below the median place

Home price to income

3.0x

22% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

19%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$51,500

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in South Monroe, $987 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like South Monroe, but easier on the budget

Places that match South Monroe on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Plymouth, WI	95	16.1% vs 19.1%	$7,500	Compare
Carroll, IA	93	12.4% vs 19.1%	n/a	Compare
Princeton, IL	92	15.1% vs 19.1%	n/a	Compare
Kingston, TN	92	12.0% vs 19.1%	$15,200	Compare

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Vacant homes1
3.6%
48% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
61.9%
22% above the median place
Median home value1
$184,000
42% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	South Monroe	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$987	28% below
Rent to income1	19.1%	6% below
Property tax rate1	1.2%	30% above
Home price to income1	3.0x	22% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	93.5	7% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,304	19% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$95,200	11% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$2,175	33% below
Median home value1	$184,000	42% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	6.3%	99% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	45.2%	12% below
Homeownership1	69.6%	5% above
Renters paying 30%+1	61.9%	22% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,459	22% below
Vacant homes1	3.6%	48% below
Median year built1	1977	0% 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%)
Unemployment1
7.7%
58% above the median place
Median household income1
$61,982
23% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate15.2% +41%

Mean commute22 min −12%

Income per person$35,647 −11%

Works from home11.8% −5%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	South Monroe	Vs median
Median household income1	$61,982	23% below
Income per person1	$35,647	11% below
Unemployment1	7.7%	58% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$62,304	6% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	3.0%	19% below
Jobs6County figure	40,577	73% below
Poverty rate1	15.2%	41% above
Mean commute1	22 min	12% below
Works from home1	11.8%	5% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

2% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 94% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track.

Born abroad1
2.1%
76% below the median place
Household size1
2.1
14% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
85.8%
7% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age45.5 +17%

Bachelor's or higher17.1% −47%

High school or higher88.6% −4%

No health insurance5.7% −11%

All 8 people measures

Measure	South Monroe	Vs median
Population1	6,960	5415th largest
Median age1	45.5	17% above
Bachelor's or higher1	17.1%	47% below
High school or higher1	88.6%	4% below
Household size1	2.1	14% below
Born abroad1	2.1%	76% below
No health insurance1	5.7%	11% below
Homes with broadband1	85.8%	7% below

Life in South Monroe

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 176 Michigan places we track.

18 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k17.2 +83%

Grocery stores per 10k2.9 +35%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k5.8 −48%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

River Raisin National Battlefield Park 3 miles
Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site 28 miles
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial 35 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.1 −23%

Shops24.2 −20%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%

Doctors' offices and clinics13.5 −33%

Child care centers1.5 −35%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
2.5
92% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
1.5
35% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
24.2
20% below the median place

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	South Monroe	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	51	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	20,277	314% above
Students per teacher12County figure	18.1	18% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	16.1	23% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	24.2	20% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	3.3	20% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	13.5	33% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	1.5	35% below
Parks per 10k9	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k9	17.2	83% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	2.9	35% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	5.8	48% below
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site10	2.5	92% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10	3	50% above
National Register listings11County figure	18	38% above

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 33.2, 46% 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 South Monroe. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk14
33.2
46% below the median place
Annual precipitation13
33.9 in
23% below the median place
January average low13
19°F
26% below the median place

All 9 weather and risk measures

Measure	South Monroe	Vs median
July average high13County figure	84°F	3% below
January average low13County figure	19°F	26% below
Average temperature13County figure	50°F	9% below
Annual precipitation13County figure	33.9 in	23% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure	82.5	11% below
Hurricane risk14County figure	44.2	37% below
Tornado risk14County figure	89.3	10% above
Wildfire risk14County figure	33.2	46% below
Heat wave risk14County figure	73.9	18% below

How it is changing

Rent took 21.4% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 19.1% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share rose 0.4 points on average, so affordability held up better here.

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 21.4% to 19.1% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 34.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 50.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$51,500

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 22% of places

Pay vs rent

+2.5 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 81% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

-2.3 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (21.4% to 19.1%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

+3%

against places with the same traits in this market

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

South Monroe in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, South Monroe does better than 70% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 25%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$987/mo (2024)	$1,270/mo	$1,040 to $1,550/mo	+4.3%
Median household income	$61,982 (2024)	$80,000	$67,500 to $94,500	+4.3%
Median home value	$184,000 (2024)	$260,000	$188,000 to $358,000	+5.9%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.0 now.

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

Places like South Monroe

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

Place	Rent	Income
Church Hill, TN	$1,019	$65,526	Compare
Hudson Falls, NY	$927	$62,969	Compare
Semmes, AL	$1,057	$66,417	Compare
Silvis, IL	$965	$62,375	Compare

Nearby

Compare South Monroe with

Places built like South Monroe

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how South Monroe performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
South Monroe, MI	19.1%	8.5%/yr	n/a
Plymouth, WI	16.1%	4.9%/yr	-1.4%	Compare
Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH	19.0%	4.2%/yr	-0.3%	Compare
Ripon, WI	17.0%	1.2%/yr	-1.6%	Compare
Paris, IL	17.3%	4.1%/yr	-3.2%	Compare
Sturgeon Bay, WI	22.0%	0.8%/yr	2.7%	Compare
Bryan, OH	18.3%	4.4%/yr	-1.7%	Compare

Common questions

Is South Monroe a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 20 out of 100, better than 20% of the places we rate and 141st of 176 in Michigan. On cost, space and class size it scores 45 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is South Monroe expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.1% 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 $184,000.

What salary do you need to live in South Monroe?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $39,480 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to South Monroe?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Church Hill, TN, Hudson Falls, NY, Semmes, AL and Silvis, IL.

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 Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
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).

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

Citytistics. “South Monroe, Michigan.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/south-monroe-michigan/

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