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Coloma is a small town of 1,074 people in Berrien County, Michigan. It's about 25 miles from Niles, MI and 63 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,074people
$177kTypical home
$1,016/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
82"Snow
122Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,074
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,209 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 25 mi to Niles, MI
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,117/mo)
- Median rent $1,016/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 122 sunny days a year (19 totally clear)
- 243 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (572 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SBN airport
- 62 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 535 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 169 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Berrien County: R+8 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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