Luna PierMI
A town of 1,351, settled in 1930. 2.4 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Luna Pier a good place to live?
The best of Luna Pier’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and civic life and an A− for schools; the weakest is a C for health. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Luna Pier, above both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 81 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on cost of living. 22% of the land in Luna Pier is conserved, against 4.4% in Michigan’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Erie State Game Area, at 69 acres. Luna Pier has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Luna Pier stand out
Where Luna Pier beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Typical home value
1,351 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Luna Pier grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Luna Pier is from typical.
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Moving to Luna Pier: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Luna Pier, and how to reach them.
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 Luna Pier.
Most of Luna Pier’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Luna Pier for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Luna Pier grew to 150 in 2021, 35 more than in 2011. Luna Pier’s median household income is $62,000.
| Luna Pier | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Luna Pier has set aside 22.4% of its land for conservation
0.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Erie State Game Area | — | 69 |
| 2. Water Tower Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median rent in Luna Pier is lower than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country
The median rent in Luna Pier is $395 a month. Typical home values rose 9% in the year to September 2026.
| Luna Pier | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $395 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 84% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
On CDC estimates, Luna Pier is less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns
42% of Luna Pier adults have obesity.
| Luna Pier | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Luna Pier | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with arthritis | 34.1% | 29.1% |
| Fewer women getting mammograms | 70% | 76.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Luna Pier, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Luna Pier has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Luna Pier, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 208 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Luna Pier.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Michigan Stadium and 31 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Luna Pier. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
36 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
12 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
38 mi Park & preserveDomino's Farms
15 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo Zoo
8 mi National park siteRiver Raisin National Battlefield Park134K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Michigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Toledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domino's Farms: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Toledo Zoo: DreamingKoala, CC BY-SA 4.0 · River Raisin National Battlefield Park: Notorious4life (talk), Public domain
Everything we know about Luna Pier
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Luna Pier
About 2 of every 100 Luna Pier residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
98% of working residents leave Luna Pier for work
Where Luna Pier’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Luna Pier
City in Michigan, United States
Luna Pier is a city in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,382 at the 2020 census. Previously known as Lakewood, it was established in the early 1900s and incorporated as a city in 1963. Its most prominent feature is a large crescent-shaped pier made of concrete, approximately 800 ft (240 m) long and reaching around 200 feet (61 m) out into Lake Erie. The pier is flanked by sandy beaches and man-made rock and concrete embankments. On most days, the Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and the Toledo Harbor Light can be seen from the pier. The city is served by Mason Consolidated Schools.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 574 ft
- ZIP code
- 48157
- Area code
- 734
Questions about Luna Pier
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Luna Pier, MI a good place to live?
2.4 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Luna Pier, MI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.