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Covington is a tiny town of 112 people in Baraga County, Michigan. It's about 121 miles from Wausau, WI and 242 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 133 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $616 a month.
112people
$141kTypical home
$616/moRent
76° / 21°Summer / winter
133"Snow
192Sunny days
172Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 112
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 32 people per sq mi
- 242 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 121 mi to Wausau, WI
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$890/mo)
- Median rent $616/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 172 days a year with rain or snow
- 133" of snow a year
- 44 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (391 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 19% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to CMX airport
- 250 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 210 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,624 ft
- 462 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baraga County: R+30 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.