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Country around Manistique is a rural area of about 6,199 people in Schoolcraft County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 98 miles from Traverse City, MI and 218 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 138 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $702 a month.
6,199people
$125kTypical home
$702/moRent
74° / 25°Summer / winter
138"Snow
145Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,199 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 98 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$791/mo)
- Median rent $702/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 145 sunny days a year (17 totally clear)
- 220 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 138" of snow a year
- 46 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (1077 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,563 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 18% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to ESC airport
- 224 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 218 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 630 ft
- 420 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 80 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schoolcraft County: R+32 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