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Bergland is a tiny town of 138 people in Ontonagon County, Michigan. It's about 113 miles from Wausau, WI and 211 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 180 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $708 a month.
138people
$99kTypical home
$708/moRent
78° / 21°Summer / winter
180"Snow
192Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 138
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 189 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 113 mi to Wausau, WI
- 104 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$622/mo)
- Median rent $708/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 21°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
- 179 days a year with rain or snow
- 180" of snow a year
- 60 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 74 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 11% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to CMX airport
- 212 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 204 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,306 ft
- 496 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ontonagon County: R+30 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.