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Centreville is a small town of 1,565 people in St. Joseph County, Michigan. It's about 25 miles from Kalamazoo, MI and 72 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 $166k and rent runs about $850 a month.
1,565people
$166kTypical home
$850/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
41"Snow
206Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,565
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,085 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 25 mi to Kalamazoo, MI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,047/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (361 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,355 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to AZO airport
- 66 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 491 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 190 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Joseph County: R+34 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