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Rock is a tiny town of 160 people in Delta County, Michigan. It's about 114 miles from Green Bay, WI and 211 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $692 a month.
160people
$122kTypical home
$692/moRent
78° / 25°Summer / winter
78"Snow
145Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 160
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 178 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 114 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$770/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 145 sunny days a year (17 totally clear)
- 220 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (576 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MQT airport
- 219 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 208 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 955 ft
- 443 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 101 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delta County: R+30 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.