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Northport is a tiny town of 465 people in Leelanau County, Michigan. It's about 26 miles from Traverse City, MI and 150 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 92 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $1k a month.
465people
$295kTypical home
$1,058/moRent
76° / 29°Summer / winter
92"Snow
159Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 465
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 282 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 26 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,862/mo)
- Median rent $1,058/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 159 sunny days a year (31 totally clear)
- 206 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 92" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 62
- 21% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to TVC airport
- 155 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 150 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 650 ft
- 460 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Leelanau County: D+8 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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