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Country around Cooks is a rural area of about 580 people in Schoolcraft County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 93 miles from Traverse City, MI and 211 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $705 a month.
580people
$212kTypical home
$705/moRent
78° / 26°Summer / winter
83"Snow
185Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 580 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 93 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,336/mo)
- Median rent $705/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (1077 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,563 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ESC airport
- 217 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 211 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 702 ft
- 432 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 86 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schoolcraft County: R+32 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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.