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Country around Newberry is a rural area of about 4,964 people in Luce County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 121 miles from Traverse City, MI and 245 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 151 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $663 a month.
4,964people
$95kTypical home
$663/moRent
76° / 23°Summer / winter
151"Snow
152Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,964 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 245 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 121 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$596/mo)
- Median rent $663/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 152 sunny days a year (24 totally clear)
- 213 cloudy days a year
- 70 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 151" of snow a year
- 46 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (96 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (510 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to CIU airport
- 251 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 246 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 787 ft
- 374 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 57 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Luce County: R+47 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