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Chums Corner is a small town of 1,186 people in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. It's about 6 miles from Traverse City, MI and 119 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 108 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $373k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,186people
$373kTypical home
$1,288/moRent
79° / 28°Summer / winter
108"Snow
189Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,186
- Part of a metro area
- About 447 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 6 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $373k (≈$2,350/mo)
- Median rent $1,288/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 108" of snow a year
- 35 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (386 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 25% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to TVC airport
- 124 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 489 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grand Traverse County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.