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Bronson is a small town of 2,083 people in Branch County, Michigan. It's about 30 miles from Battle Creek, MI and 79 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $938 a month.
2,083people
$115kTypical home
$938/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
41"Snow
206Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,083
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,524 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 30 mi to Battle Creek, MI
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$724/mo)
- Median rent $938/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k)
- Low property crime (993 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to AZO airport
- 72 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 925 ft
- 474 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Branch County: R+42 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk