Saginaw County, Michigan: roof stress score 49.2 of 100

Saginaw County ranks #574 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #3 of 9 in Michigan. Saginaw County homes: 88.7% predate 2000, median year 1968. Hail in Saginaw County (1 inch or more): 0.8 days a year. Permits in Saginaw County ran 20.7 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 49.2

InputSaginaw CountyMedianStress percentileIn MI
Homes built before 2000 88.7%80.4% 81 83
Severe hail days per year 0.82.0 0 6
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 20.735.5 67 83

Average of 81, 0 and 67: 49.2

Saginaw County on age: only 11.3% of homes date from 2000 or later. Saginaw County on hail: 5 severe days over 6 full years, at most 2 in 2021. Saginaw County on building: 20.7 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Saginaw County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Saginaw County homes by decade built

86,134 housing units by decade built 17.0% pre-1940 5.9% 1940s 15.8% 1950s 15.0% 1960s 18.3% 1970s 7.7% 1980s 8.9% 1990s 8.1% 2000s 2.8% 2010s 0.4% 2020+
86,134 housing units by decade built
pre-194017.0%
1940s5.9%
1950s15.8%
1960s15.0%
1970s18.3%
1980s7.7%
1990s8.9%
2000s8.1%
2010s2.8%
2020+0.4%

86,134 housing units. Biggest slice: 1970s, 18.3%. Before 1980: 72.1%. Since 2010: 3.2%.

New-home permits in Saginaw County

1,780 single-family permits by year 104 14 156 15 149 16 182 17 179 18 139 19 148 20 180 21 143 22 138 23 121 24 141 25
1,780 single-family permits by year
14104
15156
16149
17182
18179
19139
20148
21180
22143
23138
24121
25141

Saginaw County issued 1,780 single-family permits, equal to 2.1% of its 86,134 housing units. Pace: about 133 a year lately, level with 136 a year at the start. Peak: 182 permits in 2017.

Severe hail days in Saginaw County, by year

Saginaw County severe days per year 0 14 1 15 0 17 1 20 2 21 1 23 2 26*
Saginaw County severe days per year
140
151
170
201
212
231
26*2

* partial year. Saginaw County: severe days in 4 of 6 full years (worst: 2021, 2 days).

Map of 15 hail reports in Saginaw County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Saginaw County among Michigan counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Saginaw County49.288.7%0.820.7-0.0
Genesee County45.686.8%0.923.8-3.6

2 published. Saginaw County on the Michigan map

Counties scoring near 49.2

CountyRankScoreGap
Tulsa County, OK#56150.1+0.9
Lucas County, OH#56549.7+0.5
Racine County, WI#56849.4+0.2
Buchanan County, MO#57549.2-0.0
Douglas County, NE#58148.7-0.5
Rock County, WI#58848.4-0.8

Why Saginaw County lands at 49.2

Saginaw County: housing age pulls hardest, at the 81th percentile. Age stands at 81, hail at 0, renewal at 67. Your house may differ: the score of Saginaw County is not a verdict on one roof.

Saginaw County next steps

  1. Check an address in Saginaw County: hail check.
  2. Compare Saginaw County with roof age by city.
  3. Claim clock after a Saginaw County storm: deadlines and date calculator.
  4. Saginaw County roofers we list: Saginaw.

Saginaw County data: NOAA (5 severe days), Census ACS (86,134 homes), Census BPS (1,780 permits). Method, limits and common questions