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Country around Brethren is a rural area of about 1,009 people in Manistee County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Traverse City, MI and 94 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 102 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,009people
$162kTypical home
$1,458/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
102"Snow
189Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,009 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 37 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $1,458/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 102" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (679 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to TVC airport
- 100 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 755 ft
- 520 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Manistee County: R+16 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk