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Lowell is a small town of 4,139 people in Kent County, Michigan. It's about 16 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,139people
$228kTypical home
$1,056/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
66"Snow
202Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,139
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,437 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 16 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,440/mo)
- Median rent $1,056/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (813 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to GRR airport
- 10 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 514 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 537 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 124 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kent County: D+5 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk