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Marshall is a big small town of 6,804 people in Calhoun County, Michigan. It's about 14 miles from Battle Creek, MI and 60 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,804people
$174kTypical home
$1,088/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
46"Snow
205Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,804
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 874 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 14 mi to Battle Creek, MI
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,094/mo)
- Median rent $1,088/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (321 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,120 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 18% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to AZO airport
- 51 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 906 ft
- 475 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+14 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