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Laurium is a small town of 1,509 people in Houghton County, Michigan. It's about 167 miles from Wausau, WI and 280 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 174 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $824 a month.
1,509people
$126kTypical home
$824/moRent
75° / 22°Summer / winter
174"Snow
118Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,509
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,325 people per sq mi
- 280 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 167 mi to Wausau, WI
- 68 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$795/mo)
- Median rent $824/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 174" of snow a year
- 54 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (245 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to CMX airport
- 281 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 258 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,221 ft
- 426 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 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
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.