HubbellMI
881 people live in this town, settled in 1903.
Is Hubbell a good place to live?
32% of residents are 65 or older in Hubbell, where Michigan’s towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%. Hubbell’s trail network density is 2.0 miles per square mile, where Michigan’s towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Copper Country State Forest- Baraga Unit, at 103 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Hubbell has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
881 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Hubbell: who provides what
Hubbell is unincorporated, so Houghton 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 Hubbell.
A typical Hubbell home is worth about $140K
Home values are up 8.6% over the year to September 2026. 97% of Hubbell households are owner-occupiers. Also worth knowing: the rent at the middle of the market for Hubbell comes to $1,047 a month.
| Hubbell | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 97% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,047 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Hubbell’s workers commute out
Among working residents in Hubbell, 1.8% work locally. For half of commuters, work is under 8 miles away. The mean commuting time locally is 19 minutes. The top destinations are Calumet Township (20%), Houghton (17%) and Hancock (16%).
| Hubbell | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Hubbell has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with 76% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Hubbell is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 67% come from inland flooding and 23% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical July afternoon in Hubbell is cooler than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country
Winters in Hubbell are cold and summers pleasant. July afternoons reach 77° and January nights drop to 8°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Hubbell is
In Hubbell, nearly a quarter of adults say their health is fair or poor. Two figures for adults here: 14% have diabetes, 41% have high blood pressure.
| Hubbell | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Hubbell | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.5% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.6% | 7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.7% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hubbell has set aside 8.9% of its land for conservation
Walkers can cover 3.7 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Copper Country State Forest- Baraga Unit | 1.4 mi | 103 |
| 2. Hungarian Falls Nature Area | 0.2 mi | 7 |
| 3. Tamarack City Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lake Superior and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hubbell. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi LakeLake Superior
32 mi MountainMount Arvon
4 mi National Historical ParkKeweenaw National Historical Park35K visitors a year
7 mi MuseumA. E. Seaman Mineral Museum25 mi Ski areaMount Bohemia21 runs · 814 ft vertical
7 mi MuseumCarnegie Museum of the KeweenawPhoto credits
Lake Superior: NASA, Public domain · Mount Arvon: Yinan Chen, Public Domain · Keweenaw National Historical Park: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Hubbell
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hubbell
About 1 of every 100 Hubbell residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
98% of working residents leave Hubbell for work
Where Hubbell’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Hubbell
Census-designated place in Michigan, U.S.
Hubbell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 908; down from 946 in the 2010 census and down from 1,105 at the 2000 census. The community is partially within Torch Lake Township and partially within Osceola Township. The community is on the west shore of Torch Lake on M-26, about 2 miles (3 km) southwest of the village of Lake Linden at 47°10′24″N 88°25′45″W. The ZIP code is 49934 and the FIPS place code is 39680. It is named after Jay Abel Hubbell, a U.S. Representative (1873–1882) from the area.
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- Area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 627 ft
- ZIP code
- 49934
Questions about Hubbell
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hubbell, MI a good place to live?
Hubbell has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.