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Lewiston is a small town of 1,201 people in Montmorency County, Michigan. It's about 64 miles from Traverse City, MI and 149 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 94 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $747 a month.
1,201people
$170kTypical home
$747/moRent
79° / 25°Summer / winter
94"Snow
201Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,201
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 424 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 64 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,071/mo)
- Median rent $747/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 94" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 17% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to APN airport
- 151 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 451 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montmorency County: R+45 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.