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Williamsburg, FL vs Wolverine Lake, MI

Williamsburg

Florida

vs

Wolverine Lake

Michigan

Across 35 directional measures we can compare, Williamsburg leads on 14 and Wolverine Lake on 21. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 6% higher in Wolverine Lake, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,938$2,051
Williamsburg is 6% lower
Median household income
$89,191$92,247
Williamsburg is 3% lower
Median home value
$327,700$288,000
Williamsburg is 14% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $68,000 a year left in Williamsburg and $66,700 in Wolverine Lake. Money goes further in Williamsburg, by about $1,400 a year.
  • A household earning Williamsburg's median of $89,191 would need about $93,500 in Wolverine Lake to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 3.4 points a year in Williamsburg, and rent outran pay by 14.1 points a year in Wolverine Lake.

How these are calculated

FloridaMichiganWolverine Lake, MIWilliamsburg, FLWilliamsburgWolverine LakeWilliamsburgWolverine Lake

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01Williamsburg, FLComposite 45.1 / 100
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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureWilliamsburgWolverine LakeAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,938$2,051
Rent to income126.1%26.7%
Property tax rate10.7%1.3%
Home price to income13.7x3.1x
Prices vs US average2101.4100.3
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,959$1,459
HUD area median income4$97,600$104,800
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,351$3,855
Median home value1$327,700$288,000
Home prices, 1-year change50.8%4.2%
Home prices, 5-year change556.3%44.8%
Homeownership179.8%76.5%
Renters paying 30%+141.3%62.9%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,645$1,668
Vacant homes117.5%5.5%
Median year built119871975
Jobs and income
Median household income1$89,191$92,247
Income per person1$37,809$50,510
Unemployment15.5%2.8%
Average annual pay6$70,599$80,231
Pay growth, 1 year64.1%3.0%
Jobs6954,330720,266
Poverty rate16.1%5.8%
Mean commute124 min24 min
Works from home113.5%14.6%
Commutes by transit11.3%0.0%
People
Population19,0634,487
Population change since 20207n/a-1.4%
Median age142.741.7
Bachelor's or higher138.3%37.4%
High school or higher193.7%96.6%
Household size12.52.4
Born abroad130.1%5.7%
No health insurance16.3%3.8%
Homes with broadband197.7%92.2%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.8%5.1%
Moved from another state12.6%1.2%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-7.9-5.1
Income of households moving in8$66,457$80,490
Income of households moving out8$61,323$86,922
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k924.423.0
Shops per 10k935.134.9
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k96.94.9
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k923.935.2
Child care centers per 10k92.42.2
Parks per 10k104.4138.2
Playgrounds per 10k102.258.0
Grocery stores per 10k102.20.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k108.84.5
Libraries per 10k100.00.0
Named paths and bike trails100.73.7
Transit stops per sq mi100.60.0
Nearest National Park Service site1147.8n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles111n/a
National Register listings125886
Safety
Violent crime per 100k13n/a22
Property crime per 100k13n/a266
Schools
Public schools14278336
Public school students14216,343169,041
Students per teacher1418.317.1
Climate
July average high1592°F82°F
January average low1549°F16°F
Average temperature1573°F48°F
Annual precipitation1551.1 in33.2 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1698.497.5
Hurricane risk1698.051.0
Tornado risk1699.199.7
Wildfire risk1697.458.1
Heat wave risk1694.197.4
Median air quality index174341
Good air days1772.9%69.1%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Williamsburg $77,520, Wolverine Lake $82,040 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. 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
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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