Mullett, Michigan

Township in Cheboygan County · population 1,236 (2020 Census)

Median home: $276,100
Household income: $82,500
Jan low / Jul high: 11° / 77°
Snow a year: 96 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 2
Median age: 62.1

Mullett is a township of 1,236 people in Cheboygan County, Michigan. The median home is worth $276,100, above the typical Michigan town ($193,900). It ranks better for a vacation home than 94% of Michigan towns, better for retirees than 93% of Michigan towns, more of a college town than 86% of Michigan towns.

How Mullett 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 Mullett is worth $276,100, above the typical Michigan town ($193,900). Homes cost about 3.3 times the median household income of $82,500, which is more affordable than 26% of Michigan towns. Median rent is $1,175 a month. 92.5% of households own their home.

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

Housing	Mullett	Typical Michigan town
Median home value	$276,100	$193,900
Median rent	$1,175	$955
Median household income	$82,500	$69,792
Home value ÷ income	3.3×	2.8×
Homeownership	92.5%	86.8%
Median year built	1978	1975
Seasonal / vacation homes	50.7%	—

Who lives in Mullett

People	Mullett	Typical Michigan town
Median age	62.1	43.7
Age 65 and over	42.5%	20.7%
Under 18	9.7%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	21.5%
Below the poverty line	5.2%	10.4%
Veterans	9.2%	—
Born outside the U.S.	2.1%	—
Work from home	19.5%	9.1%
Average commute	32.5 min	25.6 min
Homes with broadband	90.9%	88.8%

Weather in Mullett

July highs average 77.4°F and January lows 11.4°F. About 32.0 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 96.3 inches of snow (typical Michigan town: 52.1 in). Expect about 3 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 163 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 Cheboygan station (10.7 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 4 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

2 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Mullett since 1950, compared with 10 for the typical Michigan town. The strongest, an F0, struck on June 5, 1955 about 4.4 miles from the town center. The most recent was on August 16, 1978.

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 3 times; the largest was 2.00 inches on May 22, 2011.

Severe weather in Cheboygan County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Cheboygan County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 1 deaths recorded.

Cheboygan County has been included in 8 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, drought, freezing.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
June 30, 2026	Flood	DR-4925: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
July 22, 2025	Severe Ice Storm	DR-4880: Severe Winter Storm
March 27, 2020	Biological	DR-4494: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3455: Covid-19
September 7, 2005	Hurricane	EM-3225: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation

Jobs and pay in Cheboygan County

Cheboygan County had 6,140 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $47,915 a year. Unemployment was 8.2% in 2023; in Mullett itself the ACS puts it at 7.3%.

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 Mullett

Burt, MI
4.5 mi · 710 people · home $537,700
Inverness, MI
5.4 mi · 2,159 people · home $198,600
Koehler, MI
6.2 mi · 1,193 people · home $155,800
Aloha, MI
6.2 mi · 937 people · home $207,400
Indian River, MI
6.3 mi · 1,950 people · home $314,100
Tuscarora, MI
6.9 mi · 3,080 people · home $253,700
Munro, MI
7.9 mi · 592 people · home $302,100
Cheboygan, MI
10.1 mi · 4,770 people · home $123,200

Mullett questions

Is Mullett, Michigan a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Mullett scores better for retirees than 93% of Michigan towns and quieter than 66%. 42.5% of residents are 65 or older (median age 62.1).

How much does a house cost in Mullett?

The median owner-occupied home in Mullett is valued at $276,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $82,500, so homes cost about 3.3 times income. Median rent is $1,175 a month.

What is the weather like in Mullett?

July highs average 77.4°F and January lows 11.4°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 32.0 inches of precipitation a year and 96.3 inches of snow.

Does Mullett get tornadoes?

2 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Mullett since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F0 on June 5, 1955. The typical Michigan town has had 10.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Mullett's Census boundary (GEOID 2603156100). 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.