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Grawn is a tiny town of 800 people in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. It's about 8 miles from Traverse City, MI and 117 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 110 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $1k a month.
800people
$209kTypical home
$1,348/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
110"Snow
189Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 800
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,229 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 8 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,320/mo)
- Median rent $1,348/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 110" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 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 40
- 24% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to TVC airport
- 123 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 490 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.