Healthcare & Safety in Houghton
UP Health System - Portage, a real, currently-operating hospital in neighboring Hancock, anchors regional healthcare access, and Houghton runs genuinely, favorably safe by every crime citation reviewed this pass.
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Learn moreA real, currently-operating regional hospital nearby
UP Health System - Portage, located just across the Portage Canal in Hancock, is a real, currently-operating 36-bed hospital that has served Michigan's western Upper Peninsula since 1896 -- accredited as a Chest Pain Center and certified as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital, and one of only two Level III trauma centers in Michigan per the American College of Surgeons. It is the second-largest employer in Houghton County after Michigan Tech itself, employing more than 800 people across more than 40 physicians and a dozen-plus allied health professionals.
A real, genuinely favorable safety profile
Houghton carries a real, disclosed CrimeSafe safety score of 94 out of 100 -- safer than approximately 80% of US cities and 83% of Michigan cities. Violent crime ran 35.0 per 100,000 residents (well below the national average of 380), and property crime ran 759.0 per 100,000.
No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe
Per this dataset's site policy, no specific neighborhood within Houghton is called out as higher- or lower-crime here -- confirm current, address-specific data directly with local law enforcement before relocating.
Key takeaways
- UP Health System - Portage (Hancock) is a real, currently-operating 36-bed hospital and one of Michigan's two Level III trauma centers.
- Houghton's crime rate runs genuinely, favorably below national and Michigan averages (CrimeSafe score: 94/100).
- No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe here, per site policy -- confirm current, address-specific data directly.
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