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Athens is a small town of 1,134 people in Calhoun County, Michigan. It's about 15 miles from Battle Creek, MI and 64 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $978 a month.
1,134people
$157kTypical home
$978/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
49"Snow
202Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,134
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,132 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 15 mi to Battle Creek, MI
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$990/mo)
- Median rent $978/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (659 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,576 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to AZO airport
- 57 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 906 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 285 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
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