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Country around Drummond Island is a rural area of about 1,155 people in Chippewa County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 129 miles from Traverse City, MI and 233 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $408 a month.
1,155people
$273kTypical home
$408/moRent
76° / 24°Summer / winter
76"Snow
199Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,155 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 233 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 129 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,723/mo)
- Median rent $408/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 199 sunny days a year (55 totally clear)
- 166 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (314 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 15% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to CIU airport
- 235 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 207 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 725 ft
- 367 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 43 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 86 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chippewa County: R+24 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- 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