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Grand Haven is a big small town of 10,996 people in Ottawa County, Michigan. It's about 12 miles from Muskegon, MI and 29 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $939 a month.
10,996people
$250kTypical home
$939/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
83"Snow
134Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,996
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,921 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 12 mi to Muskegon, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,577/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" 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
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (715 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 19% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MKG airport
- 37 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 614 ft
- 556 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 265 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ottawa County: R+20 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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