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Fife Lake is a tiny town of 343 people in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. It's about 18 miles from Traverse City, MI and 113 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 124 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $2k a month.
343people
$202kTypical home
$1,632/moRent
79° / 25°Summer / winter
124"Snow
189Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 343
- Part of a metro area
- About 472 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 18 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,276/mo)
- Median rent $1,632/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 124" of snow a year
- 40 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 (276 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (386 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TVC airport
- 117 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,043 ft
- 489 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grand Traverse County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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