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Harbor Springs is a small town of 1,086 people in Emmet County, Michigan. It's about 56 miles from Traverse City, MI and 174 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 120 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $416k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,086people
$416kTypical home
$1,027/moRent
76° / 27°Summer / winter
120"Snow
159Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,086
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 833 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 56 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $416k (≈$2,621/mo)
- Median rent $1,027/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 159 sunny days a year (31 totally clear)
- 206 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 120" of snow a year
- 40 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (362 per 100k)
People
- Median age 62
- 16% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PLN airport
- 178 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 174 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 656 ft
- 428 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Emmet County: R+11 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- 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