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Country around Wetmore is a rural area of about 840 people in Alger County, Michigan, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 111 miles from Traverse City, MI and 224 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 149 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $585 a month.
840people
$180kTypical home
$585/moRent
74° / 24°Summer / winter
149"Snow
145Sunny days
175Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 840 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 224 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 111 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,135/mo)
- Median rent $585/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 145 sunny days a year (17 totally clear)
- 220 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 175 days a year with rain or snow
- 149" of snow a year
- 49 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (91 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 17% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to ESC airport
- 231 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 225 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 794 ft
- 423 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 96 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 44 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.