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Allegan is a big small town of 5,172 people in Allegan County, Michigan. It's about 22 miles from Kalamazoo, MI and 31 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 100 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,172people
$177kTypical home
$1,115/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
100"Snow
202Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,172
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,345 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 22 mi to Kalamazoo, MI
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,114/mo)
- Median rent $1,115/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 100" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (407 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to AZO airport
- 29 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 663 ft
- 523 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 383 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegan County: R+27 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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