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Three Lakes is a tiny town of 172 people in Baraga County, Michigan. It's about 130 miles from Wausau, WI and 240 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 164 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $616 a month.
172people
$286kTypical home
$616/moRent
76° / 21°Summer / winter
164"Snow
192Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 172
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 29 people per sq mi
- 240 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 130 mi to Wausau, WI
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,802/mo)
- Median rent $616/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 164" of snow a year
- 52 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (391 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 16% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MQT airport
- 248 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 215 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,614 ft
- 451 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baraga County: R+30 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.