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Byron Center is a big small town of 7,403 people in Kent County, Michigan. It's about 11 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $384k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,403people
$384kTypical home
$1,380/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
75"Snow
202Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,403
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,456 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 11 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $384k (≈$2,424/mo)
- Median rent $1,380/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,403 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 48% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to GRR airport
- 11 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 738 ft
- 526 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 615 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 153 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kent County: D+5 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.