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Country around Falmouth is a rural area of about 1,067 people in Missaukee County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Traverse City, MI and 95 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $933 a month.
1,067people
$151kTypical home
$933/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
69"Snow
201Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,067 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 47 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$952/mo)
- Median rent $933/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (427 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 22% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to TVC airport
- 98 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,161 ft
- 504 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Missaukee County: R+56 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