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Country around Eckerman is a rural area of about 477 people in Chippewa County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 116 miles from Traverse City, MI and 239 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 120 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $797 a month.
477people
$122kTypical home
$797/moRent
76° / 24°Summer / winter
120"Snow
152Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 477 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 239 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 116 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$770/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 152 sunny days a year (24 totally clear)
- 213 cloudy days a year
- 70 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 120" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (314 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to CIU airport
- 243 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 239 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 774 ft
- 369 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 97 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.