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Country around Rapid River is a rural area of about 3,329 people in Delta County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 103 miles from Traverse City, MI and 206 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $753 a month.
3,329people
$177kTypical home
$753/moRent
77° / 25°Summer / winter
64"Snow
185Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,329 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 206 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 103 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,114/mo)
- Median rent $753/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (576 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to ESC airport
- 213 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 208 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 442 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 100 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delta County: R+30 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- 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.