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Alma is a big small town of 9,396 people in Gratiot County, Michigan. It's about 27 miles from Midland, MI and 58 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $836 a month.
9,396people
$116kTypical home
$836/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
39"Snow
205Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,396
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,572 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 27 mi to Midland, MI
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$731/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (808 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 18% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MBS airport
- 56 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 738 ft
- 501 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Gratiot County: R+31 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