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Dowling is a tiny town of 267 people in Barry County, Michigan. It's about 16 miles from Battle Creek, MI and 37 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $972 a month.
267people
$227kTypical home
$972/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
64"Snow
202Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 267
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 44 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 16 mi to Battle Creek, MI
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,433/mo)
- Median rent $972/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (555 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to AZO airport
- 28 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 961 ft
- 495 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 209 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barry 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.