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Lost Lake Woods is a tiny town of 458 people in Alcona County, Michigan. It's about 87 miles from Bay City, MI and 168 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $867 a month.
458people
$173kTypical home
$867/moRent
74° / 25°Summer / winter
58"Snow
175Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 458
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 91 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Detroit, MI
- 87 mi to Bay City, MI
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,093/mo)
- Median rent $867/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,265 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 68
- 13% of households have kids
- 46% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to APN airport
- 169 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 426 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alcona County: R+42 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
- Moderate 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.