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Iron River is a small town of 3,002 people in Iron County, Michigan. It's about 92 miles from Wausau, WI and 212 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $486 a month.
3,002people
$85kTypical home
$486/moRent
77° / 21°Summer / winter
69"Snow
192Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,002
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 446 people per sq mi
- 212 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 92 mi to Wausau, WI
- 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$536/mo)
- Median rent $486/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 78 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (525 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to IMT airport
- 221 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 180 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,480 ft
- 487 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iron County: R+29 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