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K. I. Sawyer is a small town of 2,817 people in Marquette County, Michigan. It's about 128 miles from Green Bay, WI and 228 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 149 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $782 a month.
2,817people
$87kTypical home
$782/moRent
78° / 25°Summer / winter
149"Snow
145Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,817
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,645 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 128 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$551/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°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
- 149" of snow a year
- 43 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 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 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MQT airport
- 235 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 218 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,148 ft
- 435 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 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
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 81 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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