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Tawas City, MI

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Population
1,830
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
588 ft
Median Home Value
$138,000
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$806/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$46,014
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in MichiganPopulation rankingHighest population places in MichiganNearest larger communityBay City, Michigan50 miles away · 31,868 residents.

About Tawas City

Tawas City is Iosco County's seat on Tawas Bay, where Lake Huron and the Saginaw Bay shoreline meet. Founded in 1854, it grew around the protected water and the lumber trade that followed, with mills, docks, and warehouses shaping the early city. Tawas Point State Park sits nearby on the bay's sand spit, with its 1876 lighthouse watching the Lake Huron approach. Tawas City is Michigan's Sunrise Side in a water-and-lumber shape, with the county-seat role tucked right against the shoreline.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower FEMA County Drought Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0rating

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