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Ludington is a big small town of 7,676 people in Mason County, Michigan. It's about 51 miles from Muskegon, MI and 79 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $902 a month.
7,676people
$201kTypical home
$902/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
87"Snow
134Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,676
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,285 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 51 mi to Muskegon, MI
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,268/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 134 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 231 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (664 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MKG airport
- 88 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 627 ft
- 550 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mason County: R+21 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk