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De Tour Village is a tiny town of 212 people in Chippewa County, Michigan. It's about 118 miles from Traverse City, MI and 226 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $797 a month.
212people
$238kTypical home
$797/moRent
75° / 24°Summer / winter
75"Snow
149Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 212
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 60 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 118 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,498/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 149 sunny days a year (23 totally clear)
- 216 cloudy days a year
- 72 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (314 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 17% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CIU airport
- 229 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 206 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 372 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chippewa County: R+24 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- 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.