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Elk Rapids is a small town of 1,624 people in Antrim County, Michigan. It's about 14 miles from Traverse City, MI and 134 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 115 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $393k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,624people
$393kTypical home
$1,056/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
115"Snow
189Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,624
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 984 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 14 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $393k (≈$2,481/mo)
- Median rent $1,056/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 115" of snow a year
- 41 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (265 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 16% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to TVC airport
- 140 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 470 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Antrim County: R+24 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