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Mackinac Island is a tiny town of 561 people in Mackinac County, Michigan. It's about 90 miles from Traverse City, MI and 207 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $733k and rent runs about $1k a month.
561people
$733kTypical home
$1,197/moRent
75° / 25°Summer / winter
83"Snow
159Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 561
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 129 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 90 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $733k (≈$4,624/mo)
- Median rent $1,197/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 159 sunny days a year (31 totally clear)
- 206 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,473 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 15% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 24% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PLN airport
- 211 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 202 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 820 ft
- 393 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mackinac County: R+25 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- 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