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Country around Moran is a rural area of about 734 people in Mackinac County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 97 miles from Traverse City, MI and 217 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $1k a month.
734people
$142kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
77° / 26°Summer / winter
83"Snow
152Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 734 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 217 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 97 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$893/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 152 sunny days a year (24 totally clear)
- 213 cloudy days a year
- 70 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (940 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 18% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to CIU airport
- 221 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 218 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 679 ft
- 386 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mackinac County: R+25 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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