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Country around Afton is a rural area of about 865 people in Cheboygan County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 69 miles from Traverse City, MI and 175 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $688 a month.
865people
$169kTypical home
$688/moRent
80° / 27°Summer / winter
86"Snow
159Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 865 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 69 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,063/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PLN airport
- 178 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 166 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 423 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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