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Canadian Lakes is a small town of 2,991 people in Mecosta County, Michigan. It's about 46 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $270k and rent runs about $862 a month.
2,991people
$270kTypical home
$862/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
64"Snow
195Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,991
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 290 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 46 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $270k (≈$1,703/mo)
- Median rent $862/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (320 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (858 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 15% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to GRR airport
- 50 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 971 ft
- 532 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mecosta County: R+30 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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.