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Naubinway is a tiny town of 103 people in Mackinac County, Michigan. It's about 93 miles from Traverse City, MI and 216 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 107 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $760 a month.
103people
$175kTypical home
$760/moRent
77° / 25°Summer / winter
107"Snow
152Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 103
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 250 people per sq mi
- 216 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 93 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,100/mo)
- Median rent $760/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 152 sunny days a year (24 totally clear)
- 213 cloudy days a year
- 70 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 107" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (940 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 66
- 20% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to PLN airport
- 222 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 217 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 597 ft
- 397 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mackinac County: R+25 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.