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Rockland is a tiny town of 246 people in Ontonagon County, Michigan. It's about 125 miles from Wausau, WI and 232 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 175 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $60k and rent runs about $540 a month.
246people
$60kTypical home
$540/moRent
77° / 24°Summer / winter
175"Snow
192Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 246
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 558 people per sq mi
- 232 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 125 mi to Wausau, WI
- 86 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $60k (≈$376/mo)
- Median rent $540/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 175" of snow a year
- 59 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to CMX airport
- 233 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 217 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,181 ft
- 475 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 40 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ontonagon County: R+30 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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.