MI area data
Big bay, MI
Big bay, MI.
Population: 295 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 387.5 (+5.5% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $178,000
- Median days on market
- 94 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 104.8%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,261/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,639/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 92.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 20.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.90/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, hail, winterWeather, lightning, strongWind
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 42.0°F
- Average high
- 51.0°F
- Average low
- 34.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 35.4 in
- Annual snowfall
- 140.6 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 19
- Days with Good air quality
- 202
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 4.2 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Keweenaw National Historical Park (40 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Edward F Johnson Airport (33 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) (38 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 2
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.5 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +106 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,966
- Median annual property tax
- $1,588
- Households with broadband internet
- 49.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 21,462
- Average weekly wage
- $981
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 89
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