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Garden is a tiny town of 154 people in Delta County, Michigan. It's about 84 miles from Traverse City, MI and 199 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $669 a month.
154people
$86kTypical home
$669/moRent
77° / 26°Summer / winter
49"Snow
185Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 154
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 186 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 84 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$542/mo)
- Median rent $669/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (576 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ESC airport
- 206 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 199 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 587 ft
- 444 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 82 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delta County: R+30 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.