Beal CityMI
Settled in 1895, this town now has 293 residents.
Is Beal City a good place to live?
No town among the 702 in Michigan we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Beal City. Beal City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
293 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Beal City: who provides what
Beal City is unincorporated, so Isabella County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Beal City.
Beal City has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For residents in Beal City, the share who live below the poverty line is 5.5%. Commuting out is the norm here: 1% of working residents work locally. Between 2011 and 2021, jobs in Beal City dropped by 30, to 101. In Beal City, the average commute is 21 minutes, below both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Beal City | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
The typical home in Beal City is valued at about $200K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 13%.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Beal City has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Beal City’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 30 of 100. Expected losses in Beal City break down as 57% from inland flooding and 14% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Beal City: four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 15°, with about 39 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Beal City is
Among adults in Beal City, 40% have high blood pressure, where Michigan’s towns sit at 36% and U.S. towns at 35%. 16% of Beal City adults report frequent physical distress.
| Beal City | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Beal City | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.8% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Beal City
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Beal City
About 5 of every 100 Beal City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
99% of working residents leave Beal City for work
Where Beal City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Questions about Beal City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Beal City, MI a good place to live?
Beal City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.