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Country around Au Train is a rural area of about 605 people in Alger County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 133 miles from Traverse City, MI and 240 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 159 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $714 a month.
605people
$282kTypical home
$714/moRent
77° / 25°Summer / winter
159"Snow
145Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 605 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 240 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 133 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,777/mo)
- Median rent $714/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 145 sunny days a year (17 totally clear)
- 220 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 159" of snow a year
- 52 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (91 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 18% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MQT airport
- 247 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 237 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 653 ft
- 415 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 94 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alger County: R+20 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.