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Country around Pelkie is a rural area of about 911 people in Houghton County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 137 miles from Wausau, WI and 256 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 173 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $840 a month.
911people
$164kTypical home
$840/moRent
80° / 24°Summer / winter
173"Snow
192Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 911 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 256 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 137 mi to Wausau, WI
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,036/mo)
- Median rent $840/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 171 days a year with rain or snow
- 173" of snow a year
- 55 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 19% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to CMX airport
- 257 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 227 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 774 ft
- 453 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Houghton County: R+17 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.