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Fennville is a small town of 1,623 people in Allegan County, Michigan. It's about 34 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 99 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $650 a month.
1,623people
$150kTypical home
$650/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
99"Snow
122Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,623
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,450 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 34 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$948/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 122 sunny days a year (19 totally clear)
- 243 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 99" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (602 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 39% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to GRR airport
- 36 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 669 ft
- 537 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 176 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegan County: R+27 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk