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Caledonia is a small town of 1,671 people in Kent County, Michigan. It's about 13 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 $339k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,671people
$339kTypical home
$1,128/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
75"Snow
202Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,671
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,246 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 13 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,138/mo)
- Median rent $1,128/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 149 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 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to GRR airport
- 6 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 784 ft
- 517 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 557 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 138 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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