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Country around Germfask is a rural area of about 1,012 people in Schoolcraft County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 101 miles from Traverse City, MI and 224 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 144 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $592 a month.
1,012people
$210kTypical home
$592/moRent
76° / 25°Summer / winter
144"Snow
152Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,012 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 224 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 101 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,325/mo)
- Median rent $592/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 152 sunny days a year (24 totally clear)
- 213 cloudy days a year
- 70 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 144" of snow a year
- 45 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1077 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,563 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 20% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to ESC airport
- 230 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 225 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 686 ft
- 402 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 64 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schoolcraft County: R+32 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk