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Augusta is a tiny town of 776 people in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It's about 7 miles from Battle Creek, MI and 46 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $748 a month.
776people
$141kTypical home
$748/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
64"Snow
202Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 776
- Part of a metro area
- About 758 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 7 mi to Battle Creek, MI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$887/mo)
- Median rent $748/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (431 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,258 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to AZO airport
- 39 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 807 ft
- 495 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 306 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kalamazoo County: D+18 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk