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Bath is a small town of 2,896 people in Clinton County, Michigan. It's about 9 miles from Lansing, MI and 62 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,896people
$206kTypical home
$1,268/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
46"Snow
205Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,896
- Part of a metro area
- About 494 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 9 mi to Lansing, MI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,298/mo)
- Median rent $1,268/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to LAN airport
- 54 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 837 ft
- 471 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 300 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+9 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