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Country around Paradise is a rural area of about 358 people in Luce County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 132 miles from Traverse City, MI and 256 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 156 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $675 a month.
358people
$200kTypical home
$675/moRent
75° / 24°Summer / winter
156"Snow
152Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 358 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 256 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 132 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 156" of snow a year
- 48 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 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 63
- 14% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to CIU airport
- 260 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 256 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 356 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 115 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.