The Michigan cities with the strongest composite momentum scores.
Michigan cities ranked by our composite momentum score — recent price changes, distance from peak, and population growth.
Use this list as a within-state shortlist; for full data, open any city profile.
1Freeland, MISaginaw · pop 7,63082Hot$299,044median home+8.0%home YoY 2Marquette, MIMarquette · pop 21,84581Hot$329,169median home+8.8%home YoY 3Beecher, MIFlint · pop 8,84081Hot$45,698median home+7.4%home YoY 4Bridgeport, MISaginaw · pop 6,57181Hot$171,686median home+6.0%home YoY 5Escanaba, MIEscanaba · pop 12,29680Hot$179,355median home+13.2%home YoY 6Big Rapids, MIBig Rapids · pop 8,56580Hot$219,259median home+6.0%home YoY 7Allendale, MIGrand Rapids-Kentwood · pop 27,07380Hot$415,941median home+6.3%home YoY 8Northview, MIGrand Rapids-Kentwood · pop 15,30179Hot$361,546median home+5.9%home YoY 9Ishpeming, MIMarquette · pop 6,20778Hot$186,537median home+8.1%home YoY 10Comstock Park, MIGrand Rapids-Kentwood · pop 10,50078Hot$310,866median home+4.4%home YoY 11Byron Center, MIGrand Rapids-Kentwood · pop 7,43178Hot$460,255median home+5.7%home YoY 12Temperance, MIMonroe · pop 9,18878Hot$296,977median home+6.9%home YoY 14Houghton, MIHoughton · pop 8,54377Rising$270,796median home+12.4%home YoY 15Manistee, MILudington · pop 6,24177Rising$262,670median home+9.3%home YoY 16Cutlerville, MIGrand Rapids-Kentwood · pop 17,84977Rising$296,551median home+3.7%home YoY 17Wolf Lake, MIMuskegon · pop 5,03477Rising$215,613median home+4.9%home YoY 18Jenison, MIGrand Rapids-Kentwood · pop 16,64077Rising$369,091median home+3.8%home YoY 19Grandville, MIGrand Rapids-Kentwood · pop 17,09476Rising$361,080median home+4.9%home YoY 20Rockford, MIGrand Rapids-Kentwood · pop 6,29176Rising$456,392median home+5.8%home YoY 21Dundee, MIMonroe · pop 6,00676Rising$290,327median home+4.8%home YoY 24Wyoming, MIGrand Rapids-Kentwood · pop 78,55975Rising$292,642median home+3.6%home YoY 25Holland, MIGrand Rapids-Kentwood · pop 35,02375Rising$372,755median home+5.1%home YoY Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.