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Grant is a small town of 1,096 people in Newaygo County, Michigan. It's about 24 miles from Muskegon, MI and 27 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,096people
$157kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
54"Snow
195Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,096
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,631 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 24 mi to Muskegon, MI
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$991/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (155 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,786 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MKG airport
- 34 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 837 ft
- 548 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 212 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Newaygo County: R+43 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk