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Bessemer is a small town of 1,733 people in Gogebic County, Michigan. It's about 101 miles from Duluth, MN and 187 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 169 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $546 a month.
1,733people
$70kTypical home
$546/moRent
77° / 20°Summer / winter
169"Snow
196Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,733
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 315 people per sq mi
- 187 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 101 mi to Duluth, MN
- 98 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$441/mo)
- Median rent $546/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 169" of snow a year
- 49 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 19% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to RHI airport
- 189 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 181 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,483 ft
- 518 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gogebic County: R+17 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