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Powers is a tiny town of 360 people in Menominee County, Michigan. It's about 84 miles from Green Bay, WI and 183 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $394 a month.
360people
$126kTypical home
$394/moRent
79° / 26°Summer / winter
70"Snow
185Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 360
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 383 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 84 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$792/mo)
- Median rent $394/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (404 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,138 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 20% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ESC airport
- 190 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 176 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 883 ft
- 475 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 78 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Menominee County: R+34 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
- Moderate 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.