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Mackinaw City is a tiny town of 778 people in Emmet County, Michigan. It's about 82 miles from Traverse City, MI and 200 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $865 a month.
778people
$224kTypical home
$865/moRent
76° / 26°Summer / winter
83"Snow
159Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 778
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 226 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 82 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,414/mo)
- Median rent $865/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 159 sunny days a year (31 totally clear)
- 206 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 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
- Low violent crime (267 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,226 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 17% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to PLN airport
- 204 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 199 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 401 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Emmet County: R+11 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