Area data
Eastlake, MI — ZIP 49626
Population: 242 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 49626 (Eastlake, MI) is $117,400. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with winterweather, lightning the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 3.8% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$117,400
Median home value
Very Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $117,400
- House Price Index (state)
- 387.5 (+5.5% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 96.2 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 20.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.90/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- winterWeather, lightning
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low · landslide: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively Moderate · strongWind: Relatively Low · winterWeather: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 24% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 69.7%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Packaging Corp. of America (1.4 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 48.0°F
- Average high
- 56.0°F
- Average low
- 39.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 38.3 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 33
- Days with Good air quality
- 125
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 28
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 105
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (49 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 6
- Nearest airport
- Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL) (3 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 4
- Hospitals include
- MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER, COREWELL HEALTH LUDINGTON HOSPITAL, MUNSON HEALTHCARE MANISTEE HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.7 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,963
- Housing built before 1970
- 55.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 21.9%
- Median annual property tax
- $1,414
- Households with broadband internet
- 73.5%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 4,742
- Average weekly wage
- $922
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 6
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 49626?
- $117,400.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 49626?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: winterWeather, lightning.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 49626?
- Risk to homes is higher than 24% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 49626?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 49626?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Packaging Corp. of America, 1.4 mi.
- What is the air quality in ZIP 49626?
- Good. Median AQI: 33. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 49626?
- Regional Price Parity: 96.2 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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