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Painesdale is a tiny town of 416 people in Houghton County, Michigan. It's about 151 miles from Wausau, WI and 263 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 175 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $840 a month.
416people
$93kTypical home
$840/moRent
75° / 21°Summer / winter
175"Snow
118Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 416
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,053 people per sq mi
- 263 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 151 mi to Wausau, WI
- 69 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$585/mo)
- Median rent $840/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 118 sunny days a year (11 totally clear)
- 247 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 167 days a year with rain or snow
- 175" of snow a year
- 56 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 25% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to CMX airport
- 265 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 242 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,329 ft
- 443 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Houghton County: R+17 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.