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Hubbell is a tiny town of 881 people in Houghton County, Michigan. It's about 164 miles from Wausau, WI and 278 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 175 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $1k a month.
881people
$85kTypical home
$1,047/moRent
77° / 24°Summer / winter
175"Snow
118Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 881
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 472 people per sq mi
- 278 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 164 mi to Wausau, WI
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$539/mo)
- Median rent $1,047/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 118 sunny days a year (11 totally clear)
- 247 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 175" of snow a year
- 55 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to CMX airport
- 279 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 254 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 428 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Houghton County: R+17 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