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Big Bay is a tiny town of 306 people in Marquette County, Michigan. It's about 159 miles from Wausau, WI and 260 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 133 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $949 a month.
306people
$273kTypical home
$949/moRent
75° / 24°Summer / winter
133"Snow
145Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 306
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 79 people per sq mi
- 260 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 159 mi to Wausau, WI
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,722/mo)
- Median rent $949/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 145 sunny days a year (17 totally clear)
- 220 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 133" of snow a year
- 40 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 18% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MQT airport
- 268 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 242 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 421 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marquette County: D+9 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.