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Place dossier plate
SheetMI-GRAND-BLANC-MI · Grand Blanc, MI 7,995 pop · income 46th 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 Grand Blanc
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Grand Blanc on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Big Rapids · lowest
40,197
Big Rapids · lowest
40,197 median HH income
34.7% of the leader · rank #1
Lake Buckhorn · near
67,279
Lake Buckhorn · near
67,279 median HH income
58.0% of the leader · rank #2
Grand Blanc · this city
67,284
Grand Blanc · this city
67,284 median HH income
58.0% of the leader · rank #3
Lovington · near
67,284
Lovington · near
67,284 median HH income
58.0% of the leader · rank #4
North Springf… · near
67,290
North Springf… · near
67,290 median HH income
58.0% of the leader · rank #5
Danville · near
67,292
Danville · near
67,292 median HH income
58.0% of the leader · rank #6
Brunswick · highest
115,972
Brunswick · highest
115,972 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
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, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Grand Blanc on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. 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: 7,995.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Grand Blanc - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Grand Blanc places in the 46th percentile for household income and the 68th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
46th
percentile, household income
50th
percentile, home value
32nd
percentile, median rent
68th
percentile, safety
📝 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: Grand Blanc, MI
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 7,995 residents in Grand Blanc, a small town within Michigan. Grand Blanc households earn a median of $67,284 annually, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 3.7%. Home values in Grand Blanc run a median of $228,000, and the median resident age is 36.2 years. 43.0% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 58.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 0 residential units authorized here in 2024 (No Permits), down 100% from five years earlier. Grand Blanc reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 901.5 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
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. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,113 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Michigan run around $238, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 49.6 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Grand Blanc'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 reported crime to comparison shortlist to housing and income to population change to work and mobility to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Grand Blanc, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, local building permits, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Grand Blanc?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 901.5 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 60% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Which cities make useful reference points for Grand Blanc?
Within Michigan, the closest population matches are Hillsdale (8,013 residents, $47,817 income); Three Rivers (7,936 residents, $48,852 income); Whitmore Lake (8,083 residents, $78,038 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Brunswick, MD (7,994 residents); Butner, NC (7,996 residents); Wahpeton, ND (7,996 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.
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. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
How far does income reach against housing in Grand Blanc?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.4 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 3.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
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.
Is Grand Blanc growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -204 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -2.5% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 0 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
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.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Grand Blanc?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 76.5%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.4%
Work from home
16.4%
Drive alone
76.5%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 3,737 workers age 16+.
What does the education layer cover for Grand Blanc?
The NCES join finds 15 public schools within the city match. 43.0% 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.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Matched public schools
15
Bachelor's degree+
43.0%
Poverty estimate
3.7%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Below median income · poverty 3.7% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
96.2 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Michigan average
C+
City profile score · Grand Blanc, MI
60/100
5 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.
Bachelor's+ share B+
43.0%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate B
3.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
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.
Violent crime C
165 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income D
$67,284
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Grand Blanc profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 78/100 (B+) · 43.0%
Poverty rate: 74/100 (B) · 3.7%
Cost of living: 57/100 (C) · 96.2 index
Violent crime: 55/100 (C) · 165 /100k
Household income: 45/100 (D) · $67,284
Where Grand Blanc sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Grand Blanc's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Grand Blanc highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Grand Blanc, MI (this city): home $228,000, crime 902/100k
Brunswick, MD : home $348,500, crime 624/100k
Butner, NC : home $225,600, crime 1,557/100k
Wahpeton, ND : home $164,600, crime 2,427/100k
Nevada, MO : home $100,600, crime 5,316/100k
Hillsdale, MI : home $131,300, crime 927/100k
Big Rapids, MI : home $134,200, crime 1,819/100k
St. Joseph, MI : home $271,100, crime 1,977/100k
Grand Ledge, MI : home $189,300, crime 707/100k
How does Grand Blanc compare to other US cities?
Where Grand Blanc sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income46% higher than other cities
Home value50% pricier than other cities
Median rent32% pricier than other cities
Safety68% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Michigan and the picture shifts: Grand Blanc ranks #92 of 254 Michigan cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Grand Blanc 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 Grand Blanc near the bottom of Michigan's cities
Among the 727 Michigan cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Grand Blanc ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Grand Blanc only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#258 of 718
64th percentile in Michigan
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 727
0th percentile in Michigan
Median Home Value
#169 of 721
76th percentile in Michigan
Poverty Rate
#540 of 727
25th percentile in Michigan
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#107 of 727
85th 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
46th percentile nationally for median household income · 68th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Grand Blanc's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Grand Blanc's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Grand Blanc's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$228,000Among the most affordablemore affordable than 50% 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
Grand Blanc's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.4×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#8,523 of 15,516
More affordable than 45% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#6,923 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 3.4×, Grand Blanc sits in the moderate band:
national rank #8,523 of 15,516 and #6,923 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
$67,284Grand Blanc, MI median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Grand Blanc, 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 Grand Blanc, MI.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)43.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)3.7%
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
7,995
Median Income
$67,284
Median Home Value
$228,000
Median Age
36.2
Poverty Rate
3.7%
Labor force participation
58.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
43.0%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
901.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
165.1
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
736.4
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
15
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Grand Blanc's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
8,084 residents
2021
8,037 residents
2022
7,965 residents
2023
7,927 residents
2024
7,907 residents
2025
7,880 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
Total Permits (2024)
0
housing units authorized
Single-Family
0
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
2
2
0
$1.2M
2020
1
1
0
$0.2M
2021
7
7
0
$2.3M
2022
0
0
0
-
2023
0
0
0
-
2024
0
0
0
-
Permit volume decreased 100% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
76.5%
Carpool
4.3%
Public Transit
0.4%
Walk
1.4%
Work from Home
16.4%
Other
1.0%
Based on 3,737 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 Grand Blanc. 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 Grand Blanc 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 Grand Blanc sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Grand Blanc 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, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, 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.