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Colon is a small town of 1,570 people in St. Joseph County, Michigan. It's about 24 miles from Battle Creek, MI and 71 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 $154k and rent runs about $785 a month.
1,570people
$154kTypical home
$785/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
41"Snow
206Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,570
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,143 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 24 mi to Battle Creek, MI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$968/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.9% 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
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (226 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,444 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to AZO airport
- 64 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 866 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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