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Menominee is a big small town of 8,326 people in Menominee County, Michigan. It's about 45 miles from Green Bay, WI and 143 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $735 a month.
8,326people
$104kTypical home
$735/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
44"Snow
185Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,326
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,613 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 45 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$658/mo)
- Median rent $735/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (404 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,138 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to ESC airport
- 151 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 597 ft
- 510 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Menominee County: R+34 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk