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Harvey is a small town of 2,880 people in Marquette County, Michigan. It's about 139 miles from Green Bay, WI and 238 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 120 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $845 a month.
2,880people
$263kTypical home
$845/moRent
76° / 25°Summer / winter
120"Snow
145Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,880
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 428 people per sq mi
- 238 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 139 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,657/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 145 sunny days a year (17 totally clear)
- 220 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 120" of snow a year
- 35 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MQT airport
- 246 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 228 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 633 ft
- 427 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 75 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marquette County: D+9 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