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Country around Foster City is a rural area of about 535 people in Dickinson County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 101 miles from Green Bay, WI and 201 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $775 a month.
535people
$119kTypical home
$775/moRent
80° / 23°Summer / winter
66"Snow
185Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 535 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 101 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$751/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to IMT airport
- 209 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 188 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,060 ft
- 465 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 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
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 86 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 43 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