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East Jordan is a small town of 2,023 people in Charlevoix County, Michigan. It's about 36 miles from Traverse City, MI and 154 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 122 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $812 a month.
2,023people
$148kTypical home
$812/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
122"Snow
159Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,023
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 674 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 36 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$933/mo)
- Median rent $812/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 159 sunny days a year (31 totally clear)
- 206 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 122" of snow a year
- 39 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (728 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to PLN airport
- 158 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 154 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 568 ft
- 448 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Charlevoix County: R+17 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk