Living in Evart, MI
Evart is a small town of 1,667 people in Osceola County, Michigan. It's about 55 miles from Midland, MI and 68 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $800 a month.
1,667people
$106kTypical home
$800/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
64"Snow
195Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,667
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 677 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 55 mi to Midland, MI
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$665/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (306 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (487 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to TVC airport
- 71 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,027 ft
- 526 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Osceola County: R+48 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