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Wellston is a tiny town of 353 people in Manistee County, Michigan. It's about 41 miles from Traverse City, MI and 89 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 117 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $769 a month.
353people
$108kTypical home
$769/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
117"Snow
189Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 353
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 362 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 41 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$682/mo)
- Median rent $769/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 117" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (679 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to TVC airport
- 95 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 768 ft
- 524 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Manistee County: R+16 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk