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Boyne City is a small town of 3,825 people in Charlevoix County, Michigan. It's about 43 miles from Traverse City, MI and 159 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 116 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $906 a month.
3,825people
$249kTypical home
$906/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
116"Snow
159Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,825
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 947 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 43 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,570/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 159 sunny days a year (31 totally clear)
- 206 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 116" of snow a year
- 40 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (273 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to PLN airport
- 163 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 581 ft
- 442 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Charlevoix 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