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Beaverton is a small town of 1,061 people in Gladwin County, Michigan. It's about 22 miles from Midland, MI and 86 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $694 a month.
1,061people
$109kTypical home
$694/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
49"Snow
205Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,061
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 997 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 22 mi to Midland, MI
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$687/mo)
- Median rent $694/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MBS airport
- 86 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 732 ft
- 488 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gladwin County: R+41 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk