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L'Anse is a small town of 1,790 people in Baraga County, Michigan. It's about 136 miles from Wausau, WI and 256 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 195 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $646 a month.
1,790people
$104kTypical home
$646/moRent
79° / 23°Summer / winter
195"Snow
192Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,790
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 686 people per sq mi
- 256 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 136 mi to Wausau, WI
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$656/mo)
- Median rent $646/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 195" of snow a year
- 60 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (862 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to CMX airport
- 264 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 225 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 696 ft
- 449 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baraga County: R+30 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