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Wakefield is a small town of 1,683 people in Gogebic County, Michigan. It's about 106 miles from Wausau, WI and 192 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 172 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $649 a month.
1,683people
$79kTypical home
$649/moRent
77° / 20°Summer / winter
172"Snow
192Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,683
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 214 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 106 mi to Wausau, WI
- 103 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$499/mo)
- Median rent $649/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 172" of snow a year
- 52 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 19% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to RHI airport
- 193 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 185 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,529 ft
- 514 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gogebic County: R+17 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