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Manistique is a small town of 2,863 people in Schoolcraft County, Michigan. It's about 89 miles from Traverse City, MI and 209 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 130 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $665 a month.
2,863people
$93kTypical home
$665/moRent
73° / 25°Summer / winter
130"Snow
185Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,863
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 892 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 89 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$588/mo)
- Median rent $665/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 130" of snow a year
- 41 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (1077 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,563 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 19% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to ESC airport
- 216 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 210 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 587 ft
- 425 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 74 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schoolcraft County: R+32 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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