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Greilickville is a small town of 1,519 people in Leelanau County, Michigan. It's about 5 miles from Traverse City, MI and 127 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 107 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $419k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,519people
$419kTypical home
$1,859/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
107"Snow
189Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,519
- Part of a metro area
- About 331 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 5 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $419k (≈$2,639/mo)
- Median rent $1,859/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 161 days a year with rain or snow
- 107" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 55
- 20% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to TVC airport
- 133 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 843 ft
- 481 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Leelanau County: D+8 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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