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Country around Hillman is a rural area of about 3,284 people in Montmorency County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 84 miles from Traverse City, MI and 168 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $625 a month.
3,284people
$164kTypical home
$625/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
81"Snow
149Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,284 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 84 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,037/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 149 sunny days a year (23 totally clear)
- 216 cloudy days a year
- 72 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to APN airport
- 170 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 807 ft
- 433 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montmorency County: R+45 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