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Country around Michigamme is a rural area of about 523 people in Marquette County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 132 miles from Wausau, WI and 242 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 169 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $949 a month.
523people
$227kTypical home
$949/moRent
76° / 21°Summer / winter
169"Snow
192Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 523 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 242 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 132 mi to Wausau, WI
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,429/mo)
- Median rent $949/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°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
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 169" of snow a year
- 53 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 15% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MQT airport
- 251 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 218 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,765 ft
- 449 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marquette County: D+9 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.