Pon-she-wa-ingMI
Home to 61 people, this town lies in Michigan.
Is Pon-she-wa-ing a good place to live?
Of the 702 Michigan towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Pon-she-wa-ing. Pon-she-wa-ing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
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The climate in Pon-she-wa-ing brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 79° in July, and January nights bottom out around 12°; snowfall runs to about 120 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Michigan and the rest of the country, more of Pon-she-wa-ing’s adults binge drink
9.2% of Pon-she-wa-ing adults have diabetes. In Pon-she-wa-ing, 20% of adults get no exercise outside work, below both Michigan’s towns (25%) and U.S. towns (25%). Among adults here, 30% have high blood pressure and 28% have been diagnosed with depression. Against the Michigan average, Pon-she-wa-ing comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2.
| Pon-she-wa-ing | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| What stands out | Pon-she-wa-ing | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.3% | 7% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.2% | 11.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.6% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Pon-she-wa-ing is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 72% of Pon-she-wa-ing’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Pon-she-wa-ing
Moving to Pon-she-wa-ing: who provides what
Pon-she-wa-ing is unincorporated, so Emmet County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pon-she-wa-ing
About 0 of every 100 Pon-she-wa-ing residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
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