Personal loans in Woodland, MI
Woodland is one of 533 Census places in Michigan; its 424 residents put it at 454th. Woodland gained roughly 2.7% in population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
A personal loan in Woodland is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 424 people. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Woodland's roughly 424 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. Work out your debt-to-income ratio first; lenders weigh it heavily, and Woodland's 424 residents are no exception. A larger market lies at Lake Odessa, MI about 4 miles away.
Borrowing in Woodland: the local picture
Set out below is Woodland's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: 424 — Woodland ranks 454th of 533 communities in Michigan (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is positive, near 2.7%.
- People gained or lost: about 11 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: about 15% of Michigan communities are smaller than Woodland (424 residents).
- Population density: 500 people per square mile on 0.8 square miles of land.
- Land area: Woodland covers 0.8 square miles, the 467th-largest area among Michigan's 533 places.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Michigan's residents live in Woodland (424 people).
- National rank: Woodland is 13,853rd of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Woodland ranks 41st among Michigan's 533 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Michigan: the state average change is -0.3%, while Woodland moved 2.7%.
- Density rank: Woodland is the 442nd most densely settled place in Michigan.
- Density in context: Woodland's 500 people per square mile sit against a Michigan median of 1,078.
- Location: 42.7268 / -85.1344, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Lake Odessa (4 mi); Sunfield (7 mi); Vermontville (9 mi); Nashville (9 mi); Hastings (9 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Woodland.
- Nearest smaller towns: Clarksville (10 mi); Eagle (18 mi); Martin (29 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 9 places smaller than Woodland sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 333 places are larger than Woodland.
The Michigan lending rules that reach Woodland
These are Michigan's sourced lending facts as they reach Woodland's 424 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Source says: ""Department" means the department of insurance and financial services" | Michigan Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Regulated lender interest/finance charge cap | 25% per annum (Credit Reform Act, MCL 445.1854(1)) Source says: "may charge, collect, and receive any rate of interest or finance charge for an extension of credit not to exceed 25% per annum" | Michigan Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 7% per annum maximum by written agreement; 5% legal rate (MCL 438.31) Source says: "it shall be lawful for the parties to stipulate in writing for the payment of any rate of interest, not exceeding 7% per annum" | Michigan Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
What to do before borrowing in Woodland
These steps shape the offer you get in Woodland, a place of about 424 people:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Verify the lender's Michigan licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
What differs between Woodland and the rest of Michigan is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 424 people here.
Borrowing reach in Woodland
Woodland is a moderately settled community of about 424 people, with 94 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. What is available to Woodland's 424 borrowers is set by Michigan licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is Lake Odessa, MI about 4 miles away.
How Woodland compares across Michigan
Against Michigan's other places, Woodland accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 454th of 533 by size. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Woodland ranks 41st of 533 in Michigan (about the 92th percentile). By density, at about 500 people per square mile, it ranks 442nd in Michigan. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 11 residents.
Land, water and location for Woodland
Inside Woodland's boundaries lie about 0.8 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. Spread across it are roughly 500 residents per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Detroit, the distance is roughly 106 miles. Within 50 miles of Woodland there are 94 larger Census places. The 100-mile radius contains 333 larger places.
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Nearby places
- Lake Odessa, MI — population 2,065
- Nashville, MI — population 1,611
- Sunfield, MI — population 538
- Vermontville, MI — population 747
- Clarksville, MI — population 399
- Hastings, MI — population 7,512
- Freeport, MI — population 550
- Saranac, MI — population 1,381