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Manton is a small town of 1,511 people in Wexford County, Michigan. It's about 26 miles from Traverse City, MI and 101 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 94 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $807 a month.
1,511people
$125kTypical home
$807/moRent
80° / 27°Summer / winter
94"Snow
189Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,511
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 968 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 26 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$788/mo)
- Median rent $807/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 94" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (628 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to TVC airport
- 106 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,116 ft
- 500 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wexford County: R+35 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