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Living in Lakeport, MI

Lakeport is a tiny town of 742 people in St. Clair County, Michigan. It's about 59 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $1k a month.

742people
$206kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
80° / 30°Summer / winter
38"Snow
186Sunny days
142Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 742
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 718 people per sq mi
  • 59 mi to Detroit, MI
  • 59 mi to Detroit, MI
  • 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $206k (≈$1,302/mo)
  • Median rent $1,125/mo
  • Median household income $54k
  • Property tax about 0.8% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 80°F
  • Winter highs around 30°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
  • 186 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
  • 179 cloudy days a year
  • 65 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 142 days a year with rain or snow
  • 38" of snow a year
  • 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 23 nights a year below 10°F
  • Windier than most places

Safety

  • Low violent crime (284 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (907 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 45
  • 30% of households have kids
  • 21% are 65 or older
  • 33% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 64 mi to FNT airport
  • 76 mi to DTW (major hub)
  • 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 79% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1965
  • 95% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 630 ft
  • 405 mi to the ocean
  • 1 mi to a big lake
  • Trailhead in town
  • 51 mi to the nearest ski area
  • Campground in town
  • 16 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 11 bars within 25 mi
  • 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 10 museums within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 27 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 33% of Michigan districts (reading)
  • 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 28 mi to the nearest vet
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 39 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • St. Clair County: R+35 in 2024
  • Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • Low tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Low flood risk
  • Very low drought risk
  • Moderate winter storm risk
  • Low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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