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Ontonagon is a small town of 1,355 people in Ontonagon County, Michigan. It's about 133 miles from Wausau, WI and 231 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 177 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $538 a month.
1,355people
$105kTypical home
$538/moRent
79° / 26°Summer / winter
177"Snow
192Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,355
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 368 people per sq mi
- 231 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 133 mi to Wausau, WI
- 93 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$663/mo)
- Median rent $538/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 177" of snow a year
- 59 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 12% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to CMX airport
- 233 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 225 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 637 ft
- 474 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 42 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ontonagon County: R+30 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