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Copper City is a tiny town of 253 people in Houghton County, Michigan. It's about 171 miles from Wausau, WI and 283 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 173 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $817 a month.
253people
$103kTypical home
$817/moRent
75° / 23°Summer / winter
173"Snow
118Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 253
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,012 people per sq mi
- 283 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 171 mi to Wausau, WI
- 69 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$652/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 118 sunny days a year (11 totally clear)
- 247 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 173" of snow a year
- 54 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to CMX airport
- 285 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 262 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 873 ft
- 422 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Houghton County: R+17 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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