Manistee LakeMI
412 people call this town in Michigan home.
Is Manistee Lake a good place to live?
Manistee Lake’s typical journey to work is 57 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 3 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a higher age of the median resident than Manistee Lake. Manistee Lake’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Michigan’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Manistee Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Manistee Lake.
Manistee Lake has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The risk rating from FEMA here in Manistee Lake is 9 of 100. Expected losses in Manistee Lake break down as 48% from inland flooding and 33% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Manistee Lake’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
Half commute less than 29 miles. For Manistee Lake, the median household income is $56,000. The top destinations are Traverse City (14%), Kalkaska Township (14%) and Garfield Township (4%).
| Manistee Lake | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
The climate in Manistee Lake brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
A July afternoon gets to about 80° and a January night to 12°, and about 132 inches of snow fall in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Manistee Lake is
In Manistee Lake, a third of adults sleep under 7 hours. Against the Michigan average, Manistee Lake comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 5. 30% of adults in Manistee Lake feel lonely; 14% have diabetes.
| Manistee Lake | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Manistee Lake | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.2% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.4% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
7.2% of the land in Manistee Lake is protected from building
There are 5.4 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. Parkland in Manistee Lake adds up to 125 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Upper Manistee Headwaters: The Milock Family Preserve | — | 119 |
| 2. Sands Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Manistee Lake sells for about $276K
Manistee Lake: 86% of households are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Manistee Lake
Moving to Manistee Lake: who provides what
Manistee Lake is unincorporated, so Kalkaska 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.
100% of working residents leave Manistee Lake for work
Where Manistee Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Manistee Lake; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Manistee Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Questions about Manistee Lake
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Is Manistee Lake, MI a good place to live?
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