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Kingsley is a small town of 1,785 people in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. It's about 12 miles from Traverse City, MI and 113 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 112 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $269k and rent runs about $982 a month.
1,785people
$269kTypical home
$982/moRent
80° / 27°Summer / winter
112"Snow
189Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,785
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,344 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 12 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $269k (≈$1,695/mo)
- Median rent $982/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (386 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to TVC airport
- 118 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 491 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grand Traverse County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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