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RA100 short-term liquid scintillation radon test kit
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Method: Liquid scintillation
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Manistee County, Michigan
EPA puts Manistee County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and 16.5% of its 388 reported radon tests (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals) were at or above 4 pCi/L. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Share at 4+ pCi/L
16.5%
10.4 pts below MI
- Manistee
- 16.5%
- Michigan
- 26.9%
388 tests, 2008 to 2017
Median result
1.6pCi/L
Below action level
- Manistee
- 1.6 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017
Tests reported
388
52nd of 82 by tests
- Manistee
- 388
- Oakland
- 16,224
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2008 to 2017
EPA radon zone
Zone 3
Lower potential
- 1
- 2
- Zone 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts under 2 pCi/L indoors
Rank in Michigan
44 of 82
Middle half
- Manistee
- 16.5%
- Lenawee
- 56.7%
By share, of 82 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Manistee County
Starts at Manistee County's median, 1.6 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 1.6 pCi/L
Below 2 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is below 2 pCi/L, the level at which EPA says a fix should be considered. Manistee County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.
The data
Manistee County, At a glance
Manistee County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 100% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Manistee County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
Under 2 pCi/L: 58%2 to 4 pCi/L: 26%4 pCi/L and above: 16%
Of 388 pre-mitigation tests reported to CDC, not homes in this area.
| Result band | Tests Measured | Share Measured |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 pCi/L | 224 | 57.7% |
| 2 to 4 pCi/L | 100 | 25.8% |
| 4 pCi/L and above | 64 | 16.5% |
What these figures count
These are the 388 tests reported to CDC for Manistee County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), many from homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: they describe the county's reported tests, not this house.
Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).
Manistee County, Compared
Manistee County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Manistee County's 388 reported tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals had a middle value of 1.6 pCi/L and a maximum of 16.3 pCi/L, and 16.5% reached 4 pCi/L. Michigan as a whole (83 Michigan counties, pooled) comes to 26.9%: 10.4 points higher than here.
Among its state's counties it ranks 44th of 82 Michigan counties with 30 or more tests for the same period. Statewide for the same period, Lenawee County reported the highest share (56.7%) and Muskegon County the lowest (3.2%).
Below the action level, 224 tests (57.7%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 46.4% statewide, and 100 tests (25.8%) fell between 2 and 4, against 26.7% statewide. CDC's ten-year totals for Manistee County went from 337 tests (2005 to 2014) to 388 (2008 to 2017), the share going from 13.1% to 16.5%.
EPA's 1993 zone map puts Manistee County in Zone 3, a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land low radon potential.
Next door, the shares run from 6.3% in Mason County to 14.9% in Lake County, with Lake County, Grand Traverse County and Wexford County below Manistee County.
CDC also counts 12 tests taken after mitigation in Manistee County for the same period: tests in homes where a fix was already in.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Manistee County, State data
Michigan's own radon test data
MeasuredWhat Michigan's own agencies publish about radon tests in Manistee County, with their period. These are not CDC's figures and are never added to them.
MeasuredState figures, not CDC's
What Michigan EGLE reports for the ZIP codes in Manistee County
Michigan EGLE publishes its figures by ZIP code, not by county. These are the 12 ZIP codes that lie wholly or partly in Manistee County, each with the state's own figures for it. Period: About 10 years to 2026-05-15.
| ZIP code | What the state reports |
|---|---|
| 49411 | 11% greater than 4 pCi/L, median 1.0 pCi/L, 18 tests |
| 49613 | 0% greater than 4 pCi/L, median 1.6 pCi/L, 7 tests |
| 49614 | 11% greater than 4 pCi/L, median 1.2 pCi/L, 27 tests |
| 49619 | 0% greater than 4 pCi/L, median 0.0 pCi/L, 5 tests |
| 49625 | 17% greater than 4 pCi/L, median 1.2 pCi/L, 6 tests |
| 49638 | 4 tests, figures not shown |
| 49644 | 35% greater than 4 pCi/L, median 3.0 pCi/L, 17 tests |
| 49645 | 7% greater than 4 pCi/L, median 1.8 pCi/L, 14 tests |
| 49660 | 15% greater than 4 pCi/L, median 1.8 pCi/L, 181 tests |
| 49668 | 13% greater than 4 pCi/L, median 2.3 pCi/L, 15 tests |
| 49675 | 11% greater than 4 pCi/L, median 1.4 pCi/L, 19 tests |
| 49683 | 9% greater than 4 pCi/L, median 2.3 pCi/L, 11 tests |
- EGLE's figures cover first-time tests only, from organizations willing to provide data.
- EGLE does not publish figures for a ZIP code with fewer than 5 test results.
- EGLE says the map is not intended to decide whether a home should be tested: all homes should be tested.
- ZIP code boundaries are postal delivery areas, not legal or administrative boundaries.
- A ZIP code that crosses the county line is listed whole; its figures cover all of it.
Measured: Michigan EGLE data, About 10 years to 2026-05-15.
Manistee County, Geology
The ground under Manistee County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Manistee County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. The map puts 61.2% of Manistee County in the area it calls Lake Michigan Lobe Deposits and 38.4% in North-Central Michigan Basin. USGS gives both a radon index of 8, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Michigan Lobe Deposits | Sandy to clayey glacial deposits and some glacial lake deposits. | Low | 8 | 61.2% |
| North-Central Michigan Basin | Sandy and silty glacial deposits derived from sandstones, gray shales, limestones, and dolomites. | Low | 8 | 38.4% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Manistee County beside the ground around it
Across Michigan 9.6% of the land is rated high; none of Manistee County's is. Of the 5 counties that border it, 2 have more moderate-potential ground, Grand Traverse County the most at 22.7%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Manistee County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Manistee County
- Michigan Indoor Radon ProgramMichigan Indoor Radon Program, run by Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, does not license radon professionals, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Michigan.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsAsk the program whether it has free or discounted kits, or compare kits you can buy.
- Compare kits
- Professionals in Michigan69 professionals are listed in Michigan.
What Michigan's program says
- Phone
- 800-723-6642
- Radon@Michigan.gov
- Licensing of radon professionals
Michigan does not license or regulate radon testing and mitigation contractors.
What it means
Manistee County, Questions
Questions about radon in Manistee County
Are radon levels high in Manistee County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 16.5% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Manistee County, Michigan were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.6 pCi/L. Of 82 Michigan counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 43 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 26.9%.
Which counties border Manistee County?
Manistee County borders 5 counties: Mason County, Benzie County, Wexford County, Lake County and Grand Traverse County.
Products
Manistee County, Products
Testing a home in Manistee County
In Manistee County, 16.5% of 388 tests reported to CDC over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L, against 26.9% pooled across Michigan. Zone 3 is the lowest label, yet homes at or above 4 pCi/L occur in every zone: a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Manistee County.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
RL116 long-term radon test kit
- Lab fee extra
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
Monitor
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- Plug-in
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- App only
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Manistee County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Manistee County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Lake CountyEPA zone 3
14.9%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.4 pCi/L · 94 tests · 1.6 points below Manistee County
- Radon levels in Grand Traverse CountyEPA zone 3
11.5%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.4 pCi/L · 1,614 tests · 5.0 points below Manistee County
- Radon levels in Wexford CountyEPA zone 3
9.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.5 pCi/L · 621 tests · 6.8 points below Manistee County
- Radon levels in Benzie CountyEPA zone 3
8.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.3 pCi/L · 334 tests · 7.8 points below Manistee County
- Radon levels in Mason CountyEPA zone 3
6.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 462 tests · 10.2 points below Manistee County
Manistee County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Manistee County
The Census Bureau estimates 25,656 residents in Manistee County for July 1, 2025, 586 more than in 2020 (+2.3%). That works out to 47 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Manistee, has 6,157 residents, 24.0% of the total. Together its 6 incorporated places hold 31.1% of those residents; the other 68.9% live outside any of them. CDC's 388 reported tests for 2008 to 2017 work out to 15.1 per 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), close to Michigan's 11.3.
From Manistee to Copemish, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Manistee County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee | 6,157 | −2.1% | 24.0% |
| Kaleva | 517 | −1.0% | 2.0% |
| Eastlake | 408 | −1.0% | 1.6% |
| Onekama | 392 | −1.5% | 1.5% |
| Bear Lake | 324 | −0.9% | 1.3% |
| Copemish | 192 | −1.0% | 0.7% |
6 incorporated places, as listed in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 place reference files. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025 (Vintage 2025).
Manistee County, Homes
Homes in Manistee County
Manistee County is a place of houses on their own lots: 84% of its 15,631 homes are detached single-family houses, against 72% across Michigan. Half of its homes were built before 1971, close to Michigan's 1972: 35% date from before 1960 and 15% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 86% of the occupied homes (Michigan: 73%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Manistee County | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 15,631 | 4,599,683 |
| Detached houses | 84% | 72% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 13% |
| Mobile homes | 7% | 5% |
| Built before 1960 | 35% | 36% |
| Built since 2000 | 15% | 15% |
| Middle year built | 1971 | 1972 |
| Owner-occupied | 86% | 73% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.