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Howard City is a small town of 1,636 people in Montcalm County, Michigan. It's about 31 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $609 a month.
1,636people
$151kTypical home
$609/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
63"Snow
195Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,636
- Part of a metro area
- About 677 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 31 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$953/mo)
- Median rent $609/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (485 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to GRR airport
- 36 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 886 ft
- 535 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montcalm County: R+39 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