IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around Mikado, MI
Country around Mikado is a rural area of about 1,277 people in Alcona County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 70 miles from Bay City, MI and 152 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,277people
$158kTypical home
$1,121/moRent
78° / 27°Summer / winter
46"Snow
175Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
Is Near Mikado right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,277 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Detroit, MI
- 70 mi to Bay City, MI
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$995/mo)
- Median rent $1,121/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,265 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 23% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to APN airport
- 155 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 676 ft
- 431 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 37 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alcona County: R+42 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk