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Country around Lachine is a rural area of about 1,706 people in Alpena County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 91 miles from Traverse City, MI and 170 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $920 a month.
1,706people
$153kTypical home
$920/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
74"Snow
149Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,706 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 91 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$964/mo)
- Median rent $920/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (488 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 20% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to APN airport
- 171 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 755 ft
- 434 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alpena County: R+29 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