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Cheboygan is a small town of 4,820 people in Cheboygan County, Michigan. It's about 83 miles from Traverse City, MI and 194 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $683 a month.
4,820people
$123kTypical home
$683/moRent
77° / 27°Summer / winter
88"Snow
159Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,820
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 702 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 83 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$777/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Comfortable 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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 88" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (798 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 18% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PLN airport
- 198 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 186 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 404 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cheboygan County: R+31 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