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Hickory Corners is a tiny town of 196 people in Barry County, Michigan. It's about 12 miles from Battle Creek, MI and 39 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $972 a month.
196people
$273kTypical home
$972/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
68"Snow
202Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 196
- Part of a metro area
- About 95 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 12 mi to Battle Creek, MI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,724/mo)
- Median rent $972/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (555 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to AZO airport
- 32 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 951 ft
- 499 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 299 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.