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Hancock is a small town of 4,574 people in Houghton County, Michigan. It's about 158 miles from Wausau, WI and 270 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 175 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $835 a month.
4,574people
$166kTypical home
$835/moRent
76° / 23°Summer / winter
175"Snow
118Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,574
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,646 people per sq mi
- 270 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 158 mi to Wausau, WI
- 70 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,044/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 118 sunny days a year (11 totally clear)
- 247 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 167 days a year with rain or snow
- 175" of snow a year
- 56 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (446 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 19% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to CMX airport
- 271 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 249 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 922 ft
- 436 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Houghton County: R+17 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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