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West Ishpeming is a small town of 2,851 people in Marquette County, Michigan. It's about 137 miles from Green Bay, WI and 237 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 141 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,851people
$194kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
78° / 22°Summer / winter
141"Snow
145Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,851
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 964 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 137 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,223/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 145 sunny days a year (17 totally clear)
- 220 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 141" of snow a year
- 42 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 (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MQT airport
- 245 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 221 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,493 ft
- 438 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marquette County: D+9 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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