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Clarksville is a tiny town of 417 people in Ionia County, Michigan. It's about 22 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $480 a month.
417people
$173kTypical home
$480/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
63"Snow
202Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 417
- Part of a metro area
- About 827 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 22 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,091/mo)
- Median rent $480/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (566 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to GRR airport
- 14 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 827 ft
- 506 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 446 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 98 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ionia County: R+32 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