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Farwell is a tiny town of 974 people in Clare County, Michigan. It's about 35 miles from Midland, MI and 72 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $513 a month.
974people
$99kTypical home
$513/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
55"Snow
205Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 974
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 713 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 35 mi to Midland, MI
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$622/mo)
- Median rent $513/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (721 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MBS airport
- 74 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 935 ft
- 507 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clare County: R+38 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