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Country around Vanderbilt is a rural area of about 1,884 people in Otsego County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Traverse City, MI and 161 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 101 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $966 a month.
1,884people
$167kTypical home
$966/moRent
79° / 25°Summer / winter
101"Snow
159Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,884 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 57 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,050/mo)
- Median rent $966/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 159 sunny days a year (31 totally clear)
- 206 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 101" of snow a year
- 35 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (649 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PLN airport
- 164 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 437 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Otsego County: R+35 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