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Country around Irons is a rural area of about 1,715 people in Lake County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Traverse City, MI and 81 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 108 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $903 a month.
1,715people
$175kTypical home
$903/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
108"Snow
189Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,715 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 47 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,106/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 108" of snow a year
- 35 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 62
- 10% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to TVC airport
- 87 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 886 ft
- 530 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+32 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.