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Harrisville is a tiny town of 489 people in Alcona County, Michigan. It's about 79 miles from Bay City, MI and 157 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $698 a month.
489people
$119kTypical home
$698/moRent
74° / 26°Summer / winter
52"Snow
175Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 489
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 774 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Detroit, MI
- 79 mi to Bay City, MI
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$749/mo)
- Median rent $698/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,265 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 19% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to APN airport
- 166 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 650 ft
- 421 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alcona County: R+42 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk