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Hardwood Acres is a tiny town of 611 people in Benzie County, Michigan. It's about 11 miles from Traverse City, MI and 122 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 120 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $1k a month.
611people
$277kTypical home
$1,026/moRent
79° / 28°Summer / winter
120"Snow
189Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 611
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,148 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 11 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,745/mo)
- Median rent $1,026/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°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
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 120" of snow a year
- 39 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (186 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to TVC airport
- 128 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 886 ft
- 489 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benzie County: R+9 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.