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Place dossier plate
SheetMI-BOYNE-FALLS-MI · Boyne Falls, MI 315 pop · income 14th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Boyne Falls
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Boyne Falls on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Boyne Falls · this city · lowest
46,250
Boyne Falls · this city · lowest
46,250 median HH income
25.9% of the leader · rank #1
Jackson · near
46,250
Jackson · near
46,250 median HH income
25.9% of the leader · rank #2
Chefornak · near
46,250
Chefornak · near
46,250 median HH income
25.9% of the leader · rank #3
Mountain Pine · near
46,250
Mountain Pine · near
46,250 median HH income
25.9% of the leader · rank #4
Swifton · near
46,250
Swifton · near
46,250 median HH income
25.9% of the leader · rank #5
Glen Arbor · highest
178,750
Glen Arbor · highest
178,750 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #6
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Boyne Falls on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 315.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Boyne Falls places in the 14th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
14th
percentile, household income
30th
percentile, home value
32nd
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Boyne Falls, MI
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 315 residents in Boyne Falls, a small town within Michigan. The typical household in Boyne Falls brings in $46,250 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 14.7%. Typical homes in Boyne Falls are valued around $160,400, and the median resident age is 42.9 years. Educational attainment runs 8.8% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 58.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
NOAA puts Boyne Falls's yearly average temperature at 46.6°F with 36.2 inches of precipitation per year and 111.7 inches of snowfall.
Living costs in Michigan run below the national norm: the state registers 96.2 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,113 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $238 across Michigan, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Commute times here average 17.9 minutes, with 84.8% driving alone and 12.4% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.6 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Boyne Falls's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to work and mobility to climate and hazard context to housing and income to population change to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Boyne Falls, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Boyne Falls?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Within Michigan, the closest population matches are Breedsville (315 residents, $76,250 income); Glen Arbor (313 residents, $178,750 income); Hersey (317 residents, $60,000 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Thornton, AR (315 residents); Mesa Vista, CA (315 residents); Gillsville, GA (315 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What does the journey to work look like in Boyne Falls?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 84.8%. The reported mean trip to work is 17.9 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
What physical conditions frame life in Boyne Falls?
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 46.6°F, with 36.2 inches of precipitation and 111.7 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Michigan is 49.6 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
How far does income reach against housing in Boyne Falls?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 14.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Boyne Falls growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +4 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +1.1% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
2020 estimate
370
2025 estimate
374
Period change
+1.1%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What does the education layer cover for Boyne Falls?
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 8.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
14.7%
Bachelor's degree+
8.8%
Matched public schools
1
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Michigan average
F
City profile score · Boyne Falls, MI
25/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living C
96.2 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate F
14.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$46,250
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
8.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Boyne Falls profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 57/100 (C) · 96.2 index
Poverty rate: 23/100 (F) · 14.7%
Household income: 15/100 (F) · $46,250
Bachelor's+ share: 3/100 (F) · 8.8%
How does Boyne Falls compare to other US cities?
Here's how Boyne Falls stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income14% higher than other cities
Home value30% pricier than other cities
Median rent32% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Boyne Falls against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Michigan only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Michigan-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Boyne Falls near the bottom of Michigan's cities
Among the 727 Michigan cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Boyne Falls ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Boyne Falls only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#587 of 718
18th percentile in Michigan
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 727
0th percentile in Michigan
Median Home Value
#330 of 721
54th percentile in Michigan
Poverty Rate
#172 of 727
76th percentile in Michigan
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#634 of 727
13th percentile in Michigan
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Michigan only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
14th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Boyne Falls's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$160,400Among the most affordablemore affordable than 70% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Boyne Falls's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#8,844 of 15,516
More affordable than 43% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#7,152 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 3.5×, Boyne Falls sits in the moderate band:
national rank #8,844 of 15,516 and #7,152 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$46,250Boyne Falls, MI median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Boyne Falls, MI median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Boyne Falls, MI.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)8.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)14.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)58.9%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
315
Median Income
$46,250
Median Home Value
$160,400
Median Age
42.9
Poverty Rate
14.7%
Labor force participation
58.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
8.8%
Climate
Avg Temperature
46.6°F
Annual Precipitation
36.2"
Annual Snowfall
111.7"
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Boyne Falls's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
370 residents
2021
374 residents
2022
372 residents
2023
373 residents
2024
373 residents
2025
374 residents
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
17.9 minutes
Drive Alone
84.8%
Carpool
2.8%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
12.4%
Based on 145 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Michigan statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $238
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Michigan at $238 (electricity about $105 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Michigan statewide averages, not a meter reading for Boyne Falls. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Michigan's BEA cost-of-living index is 96.2 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Boyne Falls is $1,113/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Michigan statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.6 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Michigan statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Boyne Falls sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Boyne Falls compares to similar-size Michigan cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.