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Hastings is a big small town of 7,520 people in Barry County, Michigan. It's about 24 miles from Battle Creek, MI and 28 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $745 a month.
7,520people
$175kTypical home
$745/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
68"Snow
202Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,520
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,443 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 24 mi to Battle Creek, MI
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,100/mo)
- Median rent $745/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (336 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,421 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to GRR airport
- 20 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 791 ft
- 502 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 251 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barry County: R+34 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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