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Republic is a tiny town of 519 people in Marquette County, Michigan. It's about 128 miles from Wausau, WI and 231 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 137 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $74k and rent runs about $862 a month.
519people
$74kTypical home
$862/moRent
78° / 22°Summer / winter
137"Snow
145Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 519
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 143 people per sq mi
- 231 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 128 mi to Wausau, WI
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $74k (≈$469/mo)
- Median rent $862/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 145 sunny days a year (17 totally clear)
- 220 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 137" of snow a year
- 44 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 80 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 17% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MQT airport
- 239 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 211 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,506 ft
- 451 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marquette County: D+9 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.