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Country around Luzerne is a rural area of about 938 people in Oscoda County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from Traverse City, MI and 131 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $681 a month.
938people
$140kTypical home
$681/moRent
80° / 27°Summer / winter
61"Snow
201Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 938 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 66 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$882/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (451 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to APN airport
- 133 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,283 ft
- 470 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oscoda County: R+44 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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.