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Harrison is a small town of 2,110 people in Clare County, Michigan. It's about 39 miles from Midland, MI and 84 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $620 a month.
2,110people
$135kTypical home
$620/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
60"Snow
201Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,110
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 568 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 39 mi to Midland, MI
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$852/mo)
- Median rent $620/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (721 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to MBS airport
- 86 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 502 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clare County: R+38 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