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Brownlee Park is a small town of 1,661 people in Calhoun County, Michigan. It's about 5 miles from Battle Creek, MI and 51 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $591 a month.
1,661people
$84kTypical home
$591/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
60"Snow
202Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,661
- Part of a metro area
- About 823 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 5 mi to Battle Creek, MI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$528/mo)
- Median rent $591/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (659 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,576 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to AZO airport
- 43 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 909 ft
- 484 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 241 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
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