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Ossineke is a small town of 1,019 people in Alpena County, Michigan. It's about 94 miles from Bay City, MI and 174 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $718 a month.
1,019people
$159kTypical home
$718/moRent
78° / 27°Summer / winter
64"Snow
175Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,019
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 279 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 94 mi to Bay City, MI
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,004/mo)
- Median rent $718/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (488 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 17% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to APN airport
- 175 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 131 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 630 ft
- 426 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alpena County: R+29 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