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Galesburg is a small town of 2,023 people in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It's about 9 miles from Kalamazoo, MI and 48 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $903 a month.
2,023people
$121kTypical home
$903/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
63"Snow
202Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,023
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,428 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 9 mi to Kalamazoo, MI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$762/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (563 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to AZO airport
- 41 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 810 ft
- 496 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 327 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kalamazoo County: D+18 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