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Country around Shingleton is a rural area of about 634 people in Alger County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 120 miles from Traverse City, MI and 241 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 158 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $724 a month.
634people
$164kTypical home
$724/moRent
73° / 24°Summer / winter
158"Snow
145Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 634 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 241 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 120 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
- Median rent $724/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 145 sunny days a year (17 totally clear)
- 220 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 158" of snow a year
- 51 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (91 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to MQT airport
- 248 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 241 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 863 ft
- 401 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 113 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 89 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alger County: R+20 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