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Grayling is a small town of 1,671 people in Crawford County, Michigan. It's about 44 miles from Traverse City, MI and 126 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 89 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $788 a month.
1,671people
$161kTypical home
$788/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
89"Snow
201Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,671
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 815 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 44 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,014/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 171 days a year with rain or snow
- 89" of snow a year
- 40 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (381 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,093 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to TVC airport
- 129 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,132 ft
- 472 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+34 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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