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Country around Branch is a rural area of about 1,411 people in Lake County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 51 miles from Muskegon, MI and 70 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 99 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,411people
$170kTypical home
$1,104/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
99"Snow
134Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,411 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 51 mi to Muskegon, MI
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,071/mo)
- Median rent $1,104/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 134 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 231 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 99" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 60
- 14% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to MKG airport
- 77 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 742 ft
- 542 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+32 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.