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Custer is a tiny town of 275 people in Mason County, Michigan. It's about 50 miles from Muskegon, MI and 74 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 96 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $769 a month.
275people
$131kTypical home
$769/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
96"Snow
134Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 275
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 258 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 50 mi to Muskegon, MI
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$828/mo)
- Median rent $769/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 134 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 231 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 96" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (469 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to MKG airport
- 82 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 546 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mason County: R+21 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk