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Mason is a big small town of 8,249 people in Ingham County, Michigan. It's about 11 miles from Lansing, MI and 67 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,249people
$198kTypical home
$1,164/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
40"Snow
205Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,249
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,614 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 11 mi to Lansing, MI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,249/mo)
- Median rent $1,164/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (303 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (732 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to LAN airport
- 59 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 925 ft
- 462 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 326 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 87 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ingham County: D+30 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