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Manistee Lake is a tiny town of 412 people in Kalkaska County, Michigan. It's about 28 miles from Traverse City, MI and 129 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 133 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $853 a month.
412people
$175kTypical home
$853/moRent
78° / 25°Summer / winter
133"Snow
189Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 412
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 115 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 28 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,104/mo)
- Median rent $853/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 133" of snow a year
- 43 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (323 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (779 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to TVC airport
- 133 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,201 ft
- 470 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kalkaska County: R+43 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.