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Watersmeet is a tiny town of 250 people in Gogebic County, Michigan. It's about 95 miles from Wausau, WI and 217 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 123 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $623 a month.
250people
$67kTypical home
$623/moRent
77° / 20°Summer / winter
123"Snow
192Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 250
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 27 people per sq mi
- 217 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 95 mi to Wausau, WI
- 88 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$424/mo)
- Median rent $623/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 123" of snow a year
- 42 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 (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to RHI airport
- 217 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 187 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,647 ft
- 497 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 42 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.