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Freeport is a tiny town of 523 people in Barry County, Michigan. It's about 22 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $779 a month.
523people
$176kTypical home
$779/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
69"Snow
202Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 523
- Part of a metro area
- About 662 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 22 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,107/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 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 32
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to GRR airport
- 13 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 794 ft
- 507 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 464 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 106 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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