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Scottville’s best subject grades are an A− for history and walkability; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Scottville, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On hazard risk, just 7 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. Scottville School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Scottville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Scottville beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Scottville is from typical.
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Census counts: 147 in 1890, 1,356 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1922 and 3 maps from 1932 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Scottville, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Scottville.
FEMA puts 62% of Scottville’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to strong winds. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The largest public high school is Mason County Central HS, with 413 students. The Mason County Central Schools runs its public schools. Of its 4 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason County Central MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 276 | C |
| Mason County Central HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 413 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Among adults in Scottville, 42% have obesity, against 37% in Michigan’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 20% of adults report frequent mental distress here.
| Scottville | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Scottville | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 20.4% | 17.6% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 62.1% | 68% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 84.5% | 87.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Scottville’s peak summer temperature comes in at 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among households in Scottville, 60% are owner-occupiers. Typical home values rose 6.4% in the year to September 2026. The town’s median rent stands at $769 a month.
| Scottville | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $769 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The top destinations are Ludington (17%), Pere Marquette Township (12%) and Amber Township (8%). Most people who work leave Scottville to do it: just 5% work in town. Jobs in the town fell by 333 from 2011 to 2021, to 451. In Scottville, the average commute is 20 minutes.
| Scottville | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Scottville's reported crime rate is below Michigan's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2024.
| Scottville | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 8.1 per 1,000 residents | 9.3 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.2 per 1,000 residents | 2 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Trails total 0.1 miles in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Riverside Park, at 123 acres.
| Scottville | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverside Park | — | 123 |
| 2. McPhail Field | — | 21 |
| 3. Optimist Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Scottville
About 3 of every 100 Scottville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
1,214 counted in 2010 and 1,356 in 2020; an estimated 1,348 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
City in Michigan, United States
Scottville is a city in Mason County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,356 at the 2020 census.
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That is 3.4 years of the area's median household income ($64,748 across the Ludington, MI 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.