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Country around Gulliver is a rural area of about 823 people in Schoolcraft County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 101 miles from Traverse City, MI and 223 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 148 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $1k a month.
823people
$181kTypical home
$1,167/moRent
75° / 25°Summer / winter
148"Snow
145Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 823 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 101 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,138/mo)
- Median rent $1,167/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 148" of snow a year
- 48 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (1077 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,563 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to ESC airport
- 229 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 223 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 673 ft
- 407 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 57 mi to the nearest vet
- 69 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 43 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