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Vandercook Lake is a small town of 4,375 people in Jackson County, Michigan. It's about 4 miles from Jackson, MI and 67 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,375people
$137kTypical home
$1,141/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
39"Snow
205Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,375
- Part of a metro area
- About 954 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Detroit, MI
- 4 mi to Jackson, MI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$861/mo)
- Median rent $1,141/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (770 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to LAN airport
- 53 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 974 ft
- 446 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+21 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk