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Jenison is a small city of 17,582 people in Ottawa County, Michigan. It's about 10 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,582people
$282kTypical home
$2,306/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
72"Snow
202Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,582
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,003 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 10 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,776/mo)
- Median rent $2,306/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 167 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 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 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 35% 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
- 15 mi to GRR airport
- 15 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 663 ft
- 534 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 647 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 95 bars within 25 mi
- 167 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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