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Comstock Northwest is a big small town of 5,391 people in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It's about 5 miles from Kalamazoo, MI and 45 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $261k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,391people
$261kTypical home
$1,080/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
74"Snow
202Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,391
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,670 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 5 mi to Kalamazoo, MI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $261k (≈$1,646/mo)
- Median rent $1,080/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 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 41
- 19% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to AZO airport
- 39 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 915 ft
- 502 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 330 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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