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Country around Rock is a rural area of about 1,021 people in Delta County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 116 miles from Green Bay, WI and 214 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $725 a month.
1,021people
$157kTypical home
$725/moRent
79° / 26°Summer / winter
88"Snow
145Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,021 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 214 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 116 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$993/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 145 sunny days a year (17 totally clear)
- 220 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 88" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 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 51
- 18% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MQT airport
- 221 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 209 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 997 ft
- 443 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 97 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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