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Mio is a small town of 1,474 people in Oscoda County, Michigan. It's about 72 miles from Midland, MI and 140 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $584 a month.
1,474people
$91kTypical home
$584/moRent
81° / 29°Summer / winter
57"Snow
201Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,474
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 176 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 72 mi to Midland, MI
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$571/mo)
- Median rent $584/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (451 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to APN airport
- 141 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 971 ft
- 463 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oscoda County: R+44 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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