FalmouthMI
A town settled in 1871, now home to 222 people.
Is Falmouth a good place to live?
Falmouth’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Falmouth has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Falmouth stand out
Where Falmouth beats most towns.
222 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Falmouth: who provides what
Falmouth is unincorporated, so Missaukee 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 Falmouth.
A job hub: Falmouth has 2.7 jobs for every working resident and draws in 177 commuters
Commuting out is the norm in Falmouth: 7% of working residents work locally. Jobs based in Falmouth grew to 182 in 2021, 33 more than in 2011. The top destinations are Clam Union Township (12%), Cadillac (10%) and McBain (9%).
| Falmouth | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 7.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
A home in Falmouth is worth about $192K, on Zillow’s estimate
Typical home values rose 7.6% in the year to September 2026. Falmouth’s rent at the middle of the market is put at $869 a month. In Falmouth, four in five households live in a home they own.
| Falmouth | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $869 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 84% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards: low risk in Falmouth, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts 59% of Falmouth’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to cold waves. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Falmouth
July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 12° and about 74 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Falmouth is
Nearly a tenth of Falmouth adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Two figures for adults here: 28% have been diagnosed with depression, 35% feel lonely.
| Falmouth | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Falmouth | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16% | 10.2% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 82.9% | 87.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 0.5% of Falmouth
0.4 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. The park or preserve spreads over 4 acres of Falmouth. The trail network density here locally is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Falmouth | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Boltis Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Falmouth
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Falmouth; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Falmouth residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Every workday, about 177 people come to Falmouth for work
Where Falmouth’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Falmouth
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Falmouth is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Clam Union Township. The population was 183 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,194 ft
- ZIP code
- 49632
Questions about Falmouth
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Falmouth, MI a good place to live?
Falmouth has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.