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Lakeview is a small town of 1,030 people in Montcalm County, Michigan. It's about 39 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $496 a month.
1,030people
$166kTypical home
$496/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
67"Snow
195Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,030
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 683 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 39 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,044/mo)
- Median rent $496/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (872 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GRR airport
- 41 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 948 ft
- 529 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montcalm County: R+39 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