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Suttons Bay is a tiny town of 555 people in Leelanau County, Michigan. It's about 16 miles from Traverse City, MI and 139 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 114 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $523k and rent runs about $1k a month.
555people
$523kTypical home
$1,193/moRent
79° / 28°Summer / winter
114"Snow
189Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 555
- Part of a metro area
- About 432 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 16 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $523k (≈$3,299/mo)
- Median rent $1,193/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 114" of snow a year
- 41 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 71
- 15% of households have kids
- 48% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to TVC airport
- 145 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 627 ft
- 470 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Leelanau County: D+8 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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