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Belding is a big small town of 5,960 people in Ionia County, Michigan. It's about 23 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $668 a month.
5,960people
$164kTypical home
$668/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
68"Snow
195Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,960
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,262 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 23 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,033/mo)
- Median rent $668/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (360 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (581 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to GRR airport
- 21 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 774 ft
- 515 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 330 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ionia County: R+32 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