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Country around Ewen is a rural area of about 566 people in Ontonagon County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 110 miles from Wausau, WI and 217 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 177 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $540 a month.
566people
$113kTypical home
$540/moRent
78° / 21°Summer / winter
177"Snow
192Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 566 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 217 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 110 mi to Wausau, WI
- 94 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$715/mo)
- Median rent $540/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 21°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
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 177" of snow a year
- 59 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 72 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 11% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to CMX airport
- 218 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 203 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,211 ft
- 491 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ontonagon County: R+30 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- 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.