MontroseMI
A town of 1,700, settled in 1856.
Is Montrose a good place to live?
Montrose’s best subject grade is an A− for walkability; its weakest is a D− for health. 29% of residents live below the poverty line in Montrose, above both the Michigan town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 27 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on health. The median household income is $44K, and 29% of residents live below the poverty line. Montrose has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Montrose stand out
Where Montrose beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Montrose | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.2% | 10.2% |
96% of working residents leave Montrose for work
Where Montrose’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Montrose grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Montrose is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Montrose: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Montrose, 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 Montrose.
A larger share of adults smoke cigarettes in Montrose than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country
24% of adults smoke cigarettes in Montrose, where Michigan’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 14%. 33% of adults get no exercise outside work in Montrose. Montrose beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 24.
| Montrose | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Montrose | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.2% | 10.2% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 24.9% | 15.4% |
| More smokers | 23.5% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Montrose’s schools rank ahead of 51% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Montrose Community Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is HillMcCloy High School, with 449 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| KuehnHaven Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 420 | C |
| HillMcCloy High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 449 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Montrose faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Montrose has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Montrose for work: only 4% work in town. Montrose’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. Jobs based in Montrose fell to 421 in 2021, 56 fewer than in 2011.
| Montrose | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $44,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In Montrose, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Montrose has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 40 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical home in Montrose is valued at about $210K
The typical Montrose home is worth about $210,000, up 3.3% in a year, 21% below the Michigan typical home. 58% of Montrose households own their home.
| Montrose | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $822 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 40% | 45% | 48% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blueberry Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
USS Edson and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Montrose. Close and well known come first.
30 mi MuseumUSS Edson
15 mi MuseumSloan Museum14 mi MuseumCrossroads Village (Michigan)
36 mi GardenDow Gardens
15 mi MuseumFlint Institute of Arts
30 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship MuseumPhoto credits
USS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flint Institute of Arts: Blueskiesfalling at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Everything we know about Montrose
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Montrose
About 1 of every 100 Montrose residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Montrose
City in Michigan, United States
Montrose is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,743 at the 2020 census. Once part of the surrounding Montrose Township, the city itself incorporated in 1980, and both are now administered autonomously. It is part of the Flint metropolitan area.
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- Established
- 1899
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 673 ft
- ZIP code
- 48457
Questions about Montrose
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Montrose, MI expensive?
That is 3.4 years of the area's median household income ($62,281 across the Flint, MI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.