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Country around Barton City is a rural area of about 521 people in Alcona County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 77 miles from Bay City, MI and 156 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $867 a month.
521people
$120kTypical home
$867/moRent
78° / 26°Summer / winter
46"Snow
175Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 521 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 77 mi to Bay City, MI
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$759/mo)
- Median rent $867/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,265 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 16% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to APN airport
- 156 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 948 ft
- 438 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alcona County: R+42 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
- Moderate 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.