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Honor is a tiny town of 172 people in Benzie County, Michigan. It's about 21 miles from Traverse City, MI and 119 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 101 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $1k a month.
172people
$224kTypical home
$1,026/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
101"Snow
119Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 172
- Part of a metro area
- About 319 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 21 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,411/mo)
- Median rent $1,026/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (17 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 101" of snow a year
- 35 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 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 62
- 18% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to TVC airport
- 126 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 497 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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.