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Lake Odessa is a small town of 2,155 people in Ionia County, Michigan. It's about 29 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $770 a month.
2,155people
$149kTypical home
$770/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
62"Snow
202Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,155
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,421 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 29 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$937/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (566 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to GRR airport
- 21 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 499 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 187 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ionia County: R+32 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk