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Country around Ontonagon is a rural area of about 2,368 people in Ontonagon County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 126 miles from Wausau, WI and 224 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 176 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $538 a month.
2,368people
$120kTypical home
$538/moRent
79° / 25°Summer / winter
176"Snow
192Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,368 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 224 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 126 mi to Wausau, WI
- 98 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$755/mo)
- Median rent $538/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 176" of snow a year
- 59 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 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 58
- 15% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to CMX airport
- 225 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 217 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 764 ft
- 481 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 38 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 46 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