Michigan ยท 37,693 residents

Crime Map and Safety Score for Houghton County, Michigan

Browse neighborhood-by-neighborhood crime scores for every Census block group in Houghton County. Severity-weighted and rate-normalized, built for real estate, PropTech, and location intelligence workflows.

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Houghton County, Michigan local context

Houghton County, Michigan is a smaller county market, with an estimated 37,693 residents across 14,305 households based on 2024 ACS 5-year profile data.

Owner-occupied housing makes up the larger share of occupied homes at 71.8%, while renter-occupied housing accounts for 28.2%.

The county profile also includes broad socioeconomic context, including a 17.3% poverty rate, a 5.7% unemployment rate, 37.2% bachelor's degree or higher attainment.

Commute context is included as well, with 2.5% of workers reporting commutes of 60 minutes or more.

CrimeScore pairs this county profile with neighborhood-level safety scores and block group map layers so teams can compare local areas inside Houghton County without relying on one broad county-level view.

County profile data uses 2024 ACS 5-year estimates.

Population 37,693
Households 14,305
Block Groups 36
Bachelor's+ 37.2%
Owner occupied 71.8%
Renter occupied 28.2%
Poverty rate 17.3%
Unemployment 5.7%
60+ min commute 2.5%

How to read the map

Each colored polygon is a Census block group, typically 600 to 3,000 residents. Greener regions score safer; orange and red indicate higher modeled risk. Click any block group to see its score and grade. A free account unlocks component breakdowns and API access for production use.

About the model

Scores in Houghton County come from the same gradient-boosted ensemble we ship through the CrimeScore crime data API, crime score API, and embeddable crime map. Built from normalized national location signals and validated across geography. Protected attributes are excluded from scoring, and prohibited/high-impact uses are explicitly out of scope.