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Coldwater is a big small town of 13,671 people in Branch County, Michigan. It's about 27 miles from Battle Creek, MI and 78 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $943 a month.
13,671people
$138kTypical home
$943/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
43"Snow
210Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,671
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,451 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 27 mi to Battle Creek, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$867/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (305 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,249 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to AZO airport
- 70 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 978 ft
- 467 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Branch County: R+42 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk