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Litchfield is a small town of 1,566 people in Hillsdale County, Michigan. It's about 23 miles from Jackson, MI and 79 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $734 a month.
1,566people
$117kTypical home
$734/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
43"Snow
205Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,566
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 564 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 23 mi to Jackson, MI
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$738/mo)
- Median rent $734/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (349 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to AZO airport
- 70 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,043 ft
- 458 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hillsdale County: R+51 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk