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Wolf Lake is a small town of 4,654 people in Muskegon County, Michigan. It's about 7 miles from Muskegon, MI and 30 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,654people
$131kTypical home
$1,169/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
79"Snow
134Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,654
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,313 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 7 mi to Muskegon, MI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$829/mo)
- Median rent $1,169/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 134 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 231 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (330 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,447 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 4% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MKG airport
- 39 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 696 ft
- 558 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Muskegon County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.