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Bellevue is a small town of 1,552 people in Eaton County, Michigan. It's about 15 miles from Battle Creek, MI and 48 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $991 a month.
1,552people
$118kTypical home
$991/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
48"Snow
202Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,552
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,526 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 15 mi to Battle Creek, MI
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$745/mo)
- Median rent $991/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (850 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to AZO airport
- 40 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 869 ft
- 483 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eaton County: R+3 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