Living in Country around Felch, MI
Country around Felch is a rural area of about 524 people in Dickinson County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 107 miles from Green Bay, WI and 207 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $797 a month.
524people
$125kTypical home
$797/moRent
80° / 24°Summer / winter
66"Snow
145Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 524 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 107 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$787/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 145 sunny days a year (17 totally clear)
- 220 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to IMT airport
- 215 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 193 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,148 ft
- 461 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 86 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickinson County: R+36 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.