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Tower is a tiny town of 275 people in Cheboygan County, Michigan. It's about 76 miles from Traverse City, MI and 178 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $850 a month.
275people
$95kTypical home
$850/moRent
80° / 27°Summer / winter
87"Snow
159Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 275
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 506 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 76 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$598/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 159 sunny days a year (31 totally clear)
- 206 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to PLN airport
- 181 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 165 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 755 ft
- 420 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cheboygan County: R+31 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.