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Homer is a small town of 1,610 people in Calhoun County, Michigan. It's about 22 miles from Jackson, MI and 71 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $825 a month.
1,610people
$136kTypical home
$825/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
41"Snow
205Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,610
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,154 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 22 mi to Jackson, MI
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$859/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (659 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,576 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to AZO airport
- 62 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,004 ft
- 464 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 153 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+14 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