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Michigamme is a tiny town of 229 people in Marquette County, Michigan. It's about 134 miles from Wausau, WI and 240 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 141 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $949 a month.
229people
$164kTypical home
$949/moRent
77° / 23°Summer / winter
141"Snow
192Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 229
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 96 people per sq mi
- 240 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 134 mi to Wausau, WI
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,034/mo)
- Median rent $949/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 141" of snow a year
- 45 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 82 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to MQT airport
- 248 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 218 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,627 ft
- 446 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.