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Country around Snover is a rural area of about 1,359 people in Sanilac County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Bay City, MI and 78 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $857 a month.
1,359people
$159kTypical home
$857/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
42"Snow
186Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,359 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Detroit, MI
- 47 mi to Bay City, MI
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,005/mo)
- Median rent $857/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to FNT airport
- 92 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 784 ft
- 421 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sanilac County: R+48 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk