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Thompsonville is a tiny town of 490 people in Benzie County, Michigan. It's about 23 miles from Traverse City, MI and 109 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 93 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $734 a month.
490people
$116kTypical home
$734/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
93"Snow
189Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 490
- Part of a metro area
- About 492 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 23 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$730/mo)
- Median rent $734/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 93" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (186 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to TVC airport
- 115 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 797 ft
- 504 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benzie County: R+9 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