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Battle Creek is a mid-size city of 52,374 people in Calhoun County, Michigan. It's part of the Battle Creek, MI area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $957 a month.
52,374people
$142kTypical home
$957/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
64"Snow
202Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 52,374
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,229 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- In the Battle Creek, MI area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$895/mo)
- Median rent $957/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1027 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,313 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to AZO airport
- 43 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 938 ft
- 488 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 303 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
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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