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Climax is a tiny town of 723 people in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It's about 7 miles from Battle Creek, MI and 53 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $833 a month.
723people
$209kTypical home
$833/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
60"Snow
202Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 723
- Part of a metro area
- About 685 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 7 mi to Battle Creek, MI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,315/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (563 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to AZO airport
- 45 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 984 ft
- 491 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 302 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kalamazoo County: D+18 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