L'AnseMI
A town of 1,790. A typical home worth about $173K.
What makes L'Anse stand out
The 2 things L'Anse does most differently from other towns.
L'Anse’s report card
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Weather
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All →- L'Anse vs Bessemer - Girls Varsity Volleyball 10/20/2026 | Watch Live & On DemandNFHS Network · Sep 29
- LLH vs Ironwood Area School District - Boys Junior Varsity Football 09/29/2026 | Live & On DemandNFHS Network · Sep 29
- L'Anse vs LLH - Girls Middle School Basketball 10/01/2026 | Watch Live & On DemandNFHS Network · Sep 28
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
Keweenaw National Historical Park
The big draws around L'Anse: national parks, ski areas and well-known sights. Close and well known come first.
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Keweenaw National Historical Park: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Ordered by what stands out in L'Anse. Another town gets a different order.
Low risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 20% of U.S. communities.
A typical L'Anse home is worth about $173K
The typical L'Anse home is worth about $173,000, up 15.7% in a year, 35% below the Michigan typical home.
Typical home value
Older than Michigan overall, and fewer college graduates
People 65 and older are 32% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 15% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
| L'Anse | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.4% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.6% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.7% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 33.2% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.8% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 10.3% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.6% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Healthier than 29% of U.S. towns
L'Anse beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| What stands out | L'Anse | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.9% |
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
L'Anse has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 76°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 208 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
About one in six working residents works right in L'Anse
Most working residents leave L'Anse for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are L'Anse Township (32%), Baraga Township (26%) and Houghton (6%). Half commute less than 3 miles.
Where working residents work
11.5% of L'Anse is conserved land
5.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
Crime reported in L'Anse
L'Anse's reported crime rate is below Michigan's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
About L'Anse
Village in Michigan, United States
L'Anse ( LAHNSS) is a village in and the county seat of Baraga County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,874 at the 2020 census. The village is located within L'Anse Township in the Upper Peninsula and partially inside the L'Anse Indian Reservation.
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- Population
- 1,874
- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 620 ft
- ZIP code
- 49946
- Area code
- 906