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Country around Wallace is a rural area of about 1,320 people in Menominee County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Green Bay, WI and 155 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $763 a month.
1,320people
$198kTypical home
$763/moRent
81° / 27°Summer / winter
49"Snow
185Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,320 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 57 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,246/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (404 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,138 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 15% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ESC airport
- 163 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 152 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 682 ft
- 499 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Menominee County: R+34 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk