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Norway is a small town of 2,833 people in Dickinson County, Michigan. It's about 88 miles from Green Bay, WI and 189 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $885 a month.
2,833people
$91kTypical home
$885/moRent
80° / 24°Summer / winter
63"Snow
185Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,833
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 299 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 88 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$574/mo)
- Median rent $885/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to IMT airport
- 197 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 173 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,250 ft
- 480 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 74 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickinson County: R+36 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk