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Country around Lanse is a rural area of about 3,757 people in Baraga County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 137 miles from Wausau, WI and 254 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 201 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $663 a month.
3,757people
$131kTypical home
$663/moRent
77° / 21°Summer / winter
201"Snow
192Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,757 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 254 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 137 mi to Wausau, WI
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$825/mo)
- Median rent $663/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 201" of snow a year
- 61 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (391 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CMX airport
- 262 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 226 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,312 ft
- 446 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baraga County: R+30 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