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Haslett is a small city of 18,559 people in Ingham County, Michigan. It's about 9 miles from Lansing, MI and 65 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,559people
$286kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
43"Snow
205Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,559
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,206 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 9 mi to Lansing, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,804/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (512 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,128 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 19% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to LAN airport
- 58 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 850 ft
- 466 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 289 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ingham County: D+30 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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