Rudyard is a township in Chippewa County, Michigan, home to about 1,121 people across 90 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49780.
Homes sold for a median of $257 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Kinross; part is in Rudyard
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rudyard. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)236 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI270 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL337 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Rudyard; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Rudyard had 1,289 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 1136th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Chippewa County grew from 21,338 residents in 1900 to 36,785 in 2020.
Chippewa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 35.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 94 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rudyard 4n, MI weather station (11 miles away).
8,650 jobs at 778 businesses in Chippewa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rudyard.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 6 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Rudyard Area Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Rudyard Area SchoolsRudyard | Pre-K–12 | 602 | Public | 9.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
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| Rudyard Christian SchoolRudyard | K–5 | 14 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 10.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Kinross, St. Ignace Township, Marquette Township, Brevort and Trout Lake.
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