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Munising is a small town of 1,975 people in Alger County, Michigan. It's about 126 miles from Traverse City, MI and 242 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 161 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $706 a month.
1,975people
$117kTypical home
$706/moRent
74° / 25°Summer / winter
161"Snow
145Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,975
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 376 people per sq mi
- 242 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 126 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$740/mo)
- Median rent $706/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°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
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 161" of snow a year
- 52 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (148 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MQT airport
- 249 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 243 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 637 ft
- 408 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 101 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alger County: R+20 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