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Gladwin is a small town of 3,098 people in Gladwin County, Michigan. It's about 28 miles from Midland, MI and 92 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $628 a month.
3,098people
$127kTypical home
$628/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
49"Snow
205Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,098
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,077 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 28 mi to Midland, MI
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$800/mo)
- Median rent $628/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°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
- 49" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (822 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MBS airport
- 92 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 787 ft
- 487 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gladwin County: R+41 in 2024
- 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk