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ApplegateMI

A town of 255. A typical home worth about $219K.

Population
255
residents
Typical home
$219K
+6.3% in a year
Household income
$66K
median
Median age
39.8
years
Jobs based here
8
A commuter town

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Small town

255 people, and everyone knows the way

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Fog/Mist
H 0° · L 51°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Applegate

Most working residents leave Applegate for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Sandusky (13%), Marion (13%) and Croswell (8%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Applegate1%
Sandusky13%
Marion13%
Croswell8%
Washington6%
13 mi
median commute distance
8
jobs based in Applegate
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Applegate has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–32°
Spring35–54°
Summer59–78°
Fall42–59°
Oct 24
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing

A typical Applegate home is worth about $219K

The typical Applegate home is worth about $219,000, up 6.3% in a year, 18% below the Michigan typical home.

$219KZillow home value

Typical home value

Applegate$219K
Michigan$266K
+6.3%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

How healthy Applegate is

Applegate beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better28 too close to call4 worse
What stands outApplegateMI
More smokers18.2%14.6%
More adults with COPD10%8.1%
More adults with depression30.1%25.7%
Mckenzie Health System
10.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 46% of U.S. communities.

46risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
46Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Applegate for work

Where Applegate’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Sandusky Sandusky 13% 13% → Marion Marion 13% 8% → Croswell Croswell 8% 6% → Washington Washington 6% 4% → Worth Worth 4% 3% → Troy Troy 3% Applegate · 1% stay
8jobs based in Applegate
1%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Applegate

Village in Michigan, United States

Applegate is a village in Sanilac County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 241 at the 2020 census. Applegate is in the southeast corner of Washington Township on the boundary with Sanilac Township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
241
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
748 ft
ZIP code
48401

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