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Baraga is a small town of 1,939 people in Baraga County, Michigan. It's about 137 miles from Wausau, WI and 258 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 189 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $495 a month.
1,939people
$115kTypical home
$495/moRent
79° / 24°Summer / winter
189"Snow
192Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,939
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 814 people per sq mi
- 258 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 137 mi to Wausau, WI
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$723/mo)
- Median rent $495/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 189" of snow a year
- 59 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (391 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to CMX airport
- 263 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 227 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 673 ft
- 449 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baraga County: R+30 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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