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Gaylord is a small town of 4,357 people in Otsego County, Michigan. It's about 49 miles from Traverse City, MI and 150 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 140 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $977 a month.
4,357people
$193kTypical home
$977/moRent
78° / 24°Summer / winter
140"Snow
159Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,357
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 837 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 49 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,216/mo)
- Median rent $977/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 159 sunny days a year (31 totally clear)
- 206 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 140" of snow a year
- 49 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (354 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,211 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to PLN airport
- 154 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,332 ft
- 448 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Otsego County: R+35 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