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Hudsonville is a big small town of 7,769 people in Ottawa County, Michigan. It's about 12 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,769people
$286kTypical home
$1,264/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
72"Snow
202Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,769
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,886 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 12 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,802/mo)
- Median rent $1,264/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (271 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (718 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 41% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to GRR airport
- 17 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 656 ft
- 534 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 640 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 95 bars within 25 mi
- 167 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ottawa County: R+20 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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