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WolverineMI

A town of 265. A typical home worth about $194K.

Population
265
residents
Typical home
$194K
+4.5% in a year
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
36.1
years
Jobs based here
56
A commuter town

What makes Wolverine stand out

The thing Wolverine does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

265 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Wolverine

Most working residents leave Wolverine for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Gaylord (9%), Walker (7%) and Cheboygan (5%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Wolverine3%
Gaylord9%
Walker7%
Cheboygan5%
Little Traverse5%
20 mi
median commute distance
56
jobs based in Wolverine
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Wolverine home is worth about $194K

The typical Wolverine home is worth about $194,000, up 4.5% in a year, 27% below the Michigan typical home.

$194KZillow home value

Typical home value

Wolverine$194K
Michigan$266K
+4.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Wolverine has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 84 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

84″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–29°
Spring29–53°
Summer53–78°
Fall37–56°
Sep 14
typical first frost
Jun 7
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Wolverine is

Wolverine beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outWolverineMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.7%10.2%
More smokers18.7%14.6%
More adults with COPD10.2%8.1%
Mclaren Northern Michigan
19 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 54% of U.S. communities.

54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
54Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

2.9% of Wolverine is conserved land

0.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

2.9%conserved
2.9%
conserved · 18 of 634 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Eva and Vern Hanel, Jr. Nature Preserve—19
2. Wolverine Village Park—3
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Wolverine for work

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

9% → Gaylord Gaylord 9% 7% → Walker Walker 7% 5% → Cheboygan Cheboygan 5% 5% → Little Traverse Little Traverse 5% 4% → Petoskey Petoskey 4% 4% → Tuscarora Tuscarora 4% Wolverine · 3% stay
56jobs based in Wolverine
3%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

Michigan Central DepotMichigan Central Depot (Wolverine) 192019202021
Michigan Central Depot (Wolverine) 1920. Drag to compare. · Wikimedia Commons
Wolverine’s story

Wolverine in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Wolverine (village), MI location2Wolverine, MichiganMichigan Central Depot
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About Wolverine

Village in Michigan, United States

Wolverine is a village in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 309 at the 2020 census. The village is mostly located within Nunda Township with a small portion extending west into Wilmot Township. It is located directly west of Interstate 75 about 40 miles (64.4 km) south of the Mackinac Bridge.

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

Population
309
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
817 ft
ZIP code
49799

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