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Vanderbilt is a tiny town of 341 people in Otsego County, Michigan. It's about 53 miles from Traverse City, MI and 159 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 119 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $920 a month.
341people
$121kTypical home
$920/moRent
79° / 25°Summer / winter
119"Snow
159Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 341
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 313 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 53 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$764/mo)
- Median rent $920/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 119" of snow a year
- 42 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (649 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PLN airport
- 162 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,086 ft
- 440 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Otsego County: R+35 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