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Amasa is a tiny town of 253 people in Iron County, Michigan. It's about 105 miles from Wausau, WI and 220 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $713 a month.
253people
$85kTypical home
$713/moRent
79° / 22°Summer / winter
79"Snow
192Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 253
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 63 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 105 mi to Wausau, WI
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$539/mo)
- Median rent $713/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 73 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (369 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 17% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to IMT airport
- 228 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 191 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,431 ft
- 475 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iron County: R+29 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk