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Kaleva is a tiny town of 542 people in Manistee County, Michigan. It's about 33 miles from Traverse City, MI and 99 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 101 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $2k a month.
542people
$94kTypical home
$1,594/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
101"Snow
119Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 542
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 490 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 33 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$594/mo)
- Median rent $1,594/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (17 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 101" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (679 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to TVC airport
- 106 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 738 ft
- 515 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Manistee County: R+16 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk