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Au Sable is a small town of 1,643 people in Iosco County, Michigan. It's about 63 miles from Bay City, MI and 141 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $817 a month.
1,643people
$114kTypical home
$817/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
48"Snow
175Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,643
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 782 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Detroit, MI
- 63 mi to Bay City, MI
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$716/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (142 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 15% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to APN airport
- 152 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 597 ft
- 425 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 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
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 42 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 69 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iosco County: R+31 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.