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Atlanta is a tiny town of 758 people in Montmorency County, Michigan. It's about 73 miles from Traverse City, MI and 160 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 89 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $699 a month.
758people
$100kTypical home
$699/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
89"Snow
159Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 758
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 210 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 73 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$632/mo)
- Median rent $699/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 159 sunny days a year (31 totally clear)
- 206 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 89" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 18% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to APN airport
- 162 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 899 ft
- 440 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montmorency County: R+45 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