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Caspian is a tiny town of 600 people in Iron County, Michigan. It's about 91 miles from Wausau, WI and 210 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $691 a month.
600people
$79kTypical home
$691/moRent
77° / 21°Summer / winter
68"Snow
192Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 600
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 420 people per sq mi
- 210 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 91 mi to Wausau, WI
- 68 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$499/mo)
- Median rent $691/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 78 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (369 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 25% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to IMT airport
- 218 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 178 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,493 ft
- 489 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iron County: R+29 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.