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Country around Crystal Falls is a rural area of about 4,380 people in Iron County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 104 miles from Wausau, WI and 213 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $918 a month.
4,380people
$130kTypical home
$918/moRent
78° / 22°Summer / winter
66"Snow
192Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,380 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 213 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 104 mi to Wausau, WI
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$817/mo)
- Median rent $918/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 72 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (369 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 19% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to IMT airport
- 221 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 188 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,401 ft
- 474 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 64 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iron County: R+29 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