Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Snowiest Counties in Michigan
Average annual snowfall by county, deepest first. Snow is the cost nobody budgets for: removal, roof load, the shorter life of a driveway that freezes and thaws all winter, and the heating demand in the column beside it. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year. Counties with no measurable snowfall in the normals are left out rather than listed as zero.
Michigan ranked
| # | County | Annual snowfall | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baraga County | 207.8" | 9,518 | $1,163 |
| 2 | Houghton County | 207.8" | 9,518 | $1,277 |
| 3 | Keweenaw County | 196.8" | 9,218 | $1,540 |
| 4 | Marquette County | 196.8" | 9,218 | $1,701 |
| 5 | Gogebic County | 180.0" | 9,422 | $987 |
| 6 | Ontonagon County | 177.7" | 8,229 | $975 |
| 7 | Kalkaska County | 132.1" | 8,288 | $1,480 |
| 8 | Antrim County | 122.2" | 7,202 | $1,836 |
| 9 | Chippewa County | 94.1" | 8,372 | $1,377 |
| 10 | Benzie County | 93.0" | 7,107 | $2,052 |
| 11 | Crawford County | 88.3" | 8,228 | $1,328 |
| 12 | Emmet County | 79.5" | 7,998 | $2,220 |
| 13 | Oceana County | 78.5" | 7,210 | $1,467 |
| 14 | Kent County | 77.6" | 6,408 | $2,202 |
| 15 | Missaukee County | 74.0" | 8,086 | $1,415 |
| 16 | Montcalm County | 72.9" | 7,060 | $1,491 |
| 17 | Muskegon County | 68.9" | 6,941 | $1,584 |
| 18 | Barry County | 68.0" | 6,883 | $2,031 |
| 19 | Oscoda County | 65.9" | 7,898 | $1,134 |
| 20 | Roscommon County | 65.9" | 7,898 | $1,309 |
| 21 | Berrien County | 64.5" | 6,400 | $1,791 |
| 22 | Mecosta County | 61.3" | 7,621 | $1,463 |
| 23 | Alpena County | 59.4" | 7,877 | $1,242 |
| 24 | Presque Isle County | 59.4" | 7,877 | $1,211 |
| 25 | Ionia County | 54.2" | 7,039 | $1,634 |
| 26 | Ogemaw County | 53.0" | 7,872 | $1,236 |
| 27 | Alcona County | 52.4" | 8,233 | $1,351 |
| 28 | Genesee County | 52.1" | 6,851 | $1,544 |
| 29 | Iosco County | 49.2" | 7,456 | $1,124 |
| 30 | Bay County | 49.0" | 6,782 | $1,278 |
| 31 | Midland County | 49.0" | 6,782 | $1,648 |
| 32 | Saginaw County | 49.0" | 6,782 | $1,305 |
| 33 | Clare County | 48.5" | 7,425 | $1,094 |
| 34 | Gladwin County | 48.5" | 7,425 | $1,364 |
| 35 | Menominee County | 46.9" | 8,498 | $1,267 |
| 36 | St. Clair County | 46.6" | 6,785 | $1,818 |
| 37 | Monroe County | 45.0" | 6,067 | $1,830 |
| 38 | Wayne County | 45.0" | 6,067 | $1,557 |
| 39 | Hillsdale County | 44.1" | 6,797 | $1,463 |
| 40 | Branch County | 42.7" | 6,704 | $1,327 |
| 41 | Tuscola County | 41.6" | 7,120 | $1,253 |
| 42 | St. Joseph County | 41.2" | 6,602 | $1,463 |
| 43 | Gratiot County | 39.3" | 7,051 | $1,251 |
| 44 | Shiawassee County | 38.3" | 6,868 | $1,472 |
| 45 | Eaton County | 38.1" | 6,940 | $1,807 |
| 46 | Ingham County | 36.0" | 6,411 | $1,728 |
| 47 | Lapeer County | 34.4" | 6,942 | $1,892 |
| 48 | Livingston County | 33.2" | 6,885 | $2,650 |
| 49 | Macomb County | 32.2" | 6,550 | $1,999 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Snowiest Counties across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Michigan