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Albion is a big small town of 7,560 people in Calhoun County, Michigan. It's about 18 miles from Jackson, MI and 67 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $775 a month.
7,560people
$100kTypical home
$775/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
40"Snow
205Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,560
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,714 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 18 mi to Jackson, MI
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$630/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1040 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,827 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 24% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to LAN airport
- 59 mi to GRR (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 955 ft
- 465 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+14 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk