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Country around Chatham is a rural area of about 666 people in Alger County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 123 miles from Traverse City, MI and 228 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 163 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $713 a month.
666people
$171kTypical home
$713/moRent
76° / 24°Summer / winter
163"Snow
145Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 666 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 123 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,076/mo)
- Median rent $713/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 163" of snow a year
- 53 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 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 61
- 16% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MQT airport
- 235 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 227 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 883 ft
- 425 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 100 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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