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Escanaba is a big small town of 12,354 people in Delta County, Michigan. It's about 95 miles from Green Bay, WI and 190 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $657 a month.
12,354people
$125kTypical home
$657/moRent
77° / 26°Summer / winter
47"Snow
185Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,354
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 969 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 95 mi to Green Bay, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$790/mo)
- Median rent $657/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (271 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,342 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to ESC airport
- 198 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 192 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 604 ft
- 459 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 92 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delta County: R+30 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