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Kalamazoo is a mid-size city of 73,076 people in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It's part of the Kalamazoo, MI area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $1k a month.
73,076people
$179kTypical home
$1,078/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
74"Snow
202Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 73,076
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,966 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- In the Kalamazoo, MI area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,129/mo)
- Median rent $1,078/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (636 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,331 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 23% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 23% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to AZO airport
- 42 mi to GRR (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 778 ft
- 504 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 319 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Kalamazoo County: D+18 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