Your Guide to Buying a Home in Escanaba, MI

Buying a Home in Escanaba, Michigan

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Escanaba is located in Delta County

The growing city of Escanaba is nestled among the rolling hills, lakes, and pines of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. As the seat of Delta County, Escanaba not only provides a clean, casual and beautiful setting in which to raise a family, but the area's economy is enjoying an upward trend. Overall, Delta County is home to over 1,500 businesses with an average monthly employment of 18,000. The area's largest employers is Mead Paper, which employs over 1,400. Escanaba and Delta County also carry the distinction of having one of the fastest growing employment bases in the Upper Peninsula, accounting alone for 26 percent of employment growth between 1995 and 1998.

In order to insure a steady stream of highly skilled workers to continue growing its economy, Escanaba has access to a top-notch school system, along with numerous educational programs and facilities, including the William Bonifas Fine Arts Center, the Escanaba Public Library, and a Michigan State University Extension Office located in the nearby Bay de Noc Community College campus.

The city of Escanaba is located along US 41 and Highway 35. The waters of Little Bay de Noc and Lake Michigan insure some of the most beautiful views to be found in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In addition, the Hiawatha National Forest encompasses the eastern half of Delta County and extends north to the Lake Superior shoreline.