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Fruitport is a small town of 1,212 people in Muskegon County, Michigan. It's about 9 miles from Muskegon, MI and 28 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,212people
$218kTypical home
$1,076/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
84"Snow
134Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,212
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,336 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 9 mi to Muskegon, MI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,377/mo)
- Median rent $1,076/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 134 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 231 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 84" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,178 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to MKG airport
- 36 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 637 ft
- 556 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 265 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Muskegon County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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