Living in Coopersville, MI
Coopersville is a small town of 4,848 people in Ottawa County, Michigan. It's about 16 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $943 a month.
4,848people
$244kTypical home
$943/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
65"Snow
195Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,848
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,008 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 16 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,539/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (271 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (718 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to MKG airport
- 24 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 633 ft
- 544 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 681 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 110 bars within 25 mi
- 176 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ottawa County: R+20 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