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Marquette is a small city of 21,325 people in Marquette County, Michigan. It's about 143 miles from Green Bay, WI and 243 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 104 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $275k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,325people
$275kTypical home
$1,011/moRent
75° / 25°Summer / winter
104"Snow
145Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,325
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,895 people per sq mi
- 243 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 143 mi to Green Bay, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $275k (≈$1,732/mo)
- Median rent $1,011/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 145 sunny days a year (17 totally clear)
- 220 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 104" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (478 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 15% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 25% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MQT airport
- 250 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 231 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 702 ft
- 424 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 70 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Marquette County: D+9 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