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Country around Rudyard is a rural area of about 1,692 people in Chippewa County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 110 miles from Traverse City, MI and 229 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 93 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $714 a month.
1,692people
$156kTypical home
$714/moRent
77° / 25°Summer / winter
93"Snow
152Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,692 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 229 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 110 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$982/mo)
- Median rent $714/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 152 sunny days a year (24 totally clear)
- 213 cloudy days a year
- 70 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 93" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (314 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CIU airport
- 234 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 226 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 669 ft
- 373 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chippewa County: R+24 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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