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Country around Mass City is a rural area of about 581 people in Ontonagon County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 128 miles from Wausau, WI and 240 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 168 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $540 a month.
581people
$100kTypical home
$540/moRent
77° / 24°Summer / winter
168"Snow
192Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 581 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 240 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 128 mi to Wausau, WI
- 77 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$633/mo)
- Median rent $540/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 168" of snow a year
- 56 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to CMX airport
- 241 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 219 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,034 ft
- 468 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ontonagon County: R+30 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.