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Copemish is a tiny town of 255 people in Manistee County, Michigan. It's about 25 miles from Traverse City, MI and 106 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 98 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $950 a month.
255people
$77kTypical home
$950/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
98"Snow
189Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 255
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 273 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 25 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$488/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 98" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (679 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to TVC airport
- 112 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 797 ft
- 506 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Manistee County: R+16 in 2024
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.