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Baldwin is a small town of 1,261 people in Lake County, Michigan. It's about 51 miles from Muskegon, MI and 65 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 85 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $628 a month.
1,261people
$106kTypical home
$628/moRent
81° / 29°Summer / winter
85"Snow
195Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,261
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 993 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 51 mi to Muskegon, MI
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$670/mo)
- Median rent $628/mo
- Median household income $25k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 85" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to MKG airport
- 72 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 837 ft
- 542 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+32 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk