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Posen is a tiny town of 345 people in Presque Isle County, Michigan. It's about 99 miles from Traverse City, MI and 186 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $481 a month.
345people
$79kTypical home
$481/moRent
80° / 27°Summer / winter
78"Snow
149Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 345
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 345 people per sq mi
- 186 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 99 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$498/mo)
- Median rent $481/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 149 sunny days a year (23 totally clear)
- 216 cloudy days a year
- 72 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to APN airport
- 188 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 778 ft
- 417 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Presque Isle 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