Mount Haley, Michigan

Township in Midland County · population 1,609 (2020 Census)

Median home: $169,500
Household income: $77,361
Jan low / Jul high: 17° / 82°
Snow a year: 45 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 5
Median age: 48.1

Mount Haley is a township of 1,609 people in Midland County, Michigan. The median home is worth $169,500, below the typical Michigan town ($193,900). It ranks easier by car than 97% of Michigan towns, more of a college town than 84% of Michigan towns, more upscale than 77% of Michigan towns.

How Mount Haley ranks

Percentile among Michigan towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Michigan towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Mount Haley is worth $169,500, below the typical Michigan town ($193,900). Homes cost about 2.2 times the median household income of $77,361, which is more affordable than 89% of Michigan towns. Median rent is $875 a month. 90.1% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Michigan towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Mount Haley	Typical Michigan town
Median home value	$169,500	$193,900
Median rent	$875	$955
Median household income	$77,361	$69,792
Home value ÷ income	2.2×	2.8×
Homeownership	90.1%	86.8%
Median year built	1976	1975
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Mount Haley

People	Mount Haley	Typical Michigan town
Median age	48.1	43.7
Age 65 and over	23.7%	20.7%
Under 18	17.1%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	21.5%
Below the poverty line	8.0%	10.4%
Veterans	8.8%	—
Born outside the U.S.	1.0%	—
Work from home	8.0%	9.1%
Average commute	30.5 min	25.6 min
Homes with broadband	82.9%	88.8%

Weather in Mount Haley

July highs average 82.1°F and January lows 16.6°F. About 33.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 45.0 inches of snow (typical Michigan town: 52.1 in). Expect about 10 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 136 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Midland station (8.7 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 3 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

5 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Mount Haley since 1950, compared with 10 for the typical Michigan town. The strongest, an F1, struck on April 15, 1976 about 1.4 miles from the town center. The most recent was on May 21, 2001.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 33 times; the largest was 2.00 inches on April 7, 2020.

Severe weather in Midland County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Midland County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996).

Midland County has been included in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, hurricane, snowstorm.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
July 9, 2020	Dam/Levee Break	DR-4547: Severe Storms And Flooding
May 21, 2020	Dam/Levee Break	EM-3525: Severe Storms And Flooding
March 27, 2020	Biological	DR-4494: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3455: Covid-19
August 2, 2017	Severe Storm	DR-4326: Severe Storms And Flooding

Jobs and pay in Midland County

Midland County had 38,288 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $72,021 a year. Unemployment was 4% in 2023; in Mount Haley itself the ACS puts it at 8%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Mount Haley

Ingersoll, MI
4.6 mi · 2,775 people · home $190,000
Porter, MI
5.1 mi · 1,270 people · home $166,800
Jonesfield, MI
5.4 mi · 1,618 people · home $143,500
Homer, MI
6.3 mi · 3,993 people · home $190,600
Midland, MI
6.5 mi · 2,223 people · home $185,300
Richland, MI
6.8 mi · 3,955 people · home $215,300
Merrill, MI
7.5 mi · 663 people · home $93,200
Lee, MI
7.7 mi · 3,985 people · home $166,500

Mount Haley questions

Is Mount Haley, Michigan a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Mount Haley scores better for retirees than 74% of Michigan towns and quieter than 68%. 23.7% of residents are 65 or older (median age 48.1).

How much does a house cost in Mount Haley?

The median owner-occupied home in Mount Haley is valued at $169,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $77,361, so homes cost about 2.2 times income. Median rent is $875 a month.

What is the weather like in Mount Haley?

July highs average 82.1°F and January lows 16.6°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 33.4 inches of precipitation a year and 45.0 inches of snow.

Does Mount Haley get tornadoes?

5 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Mount Haley since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F1 on April 15, 1976. The typical Michigan town has had 10.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Mount Haley's Census boundary (GEOID 2611155940). Comparisons use the median of Michigan towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.