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Morley is a tiny town of 624 people in Mecosta County, Michigan. It's about 38 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $830 a month.
624people
$123kTypical home
$830/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
64"Snow
195Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 624
- Part of a metro area
- About 697 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 38 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$772/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (320 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (858 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to GRR airport
- 42 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 902 ft
- 538 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 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
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mecosta County: R+30 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.