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North Muskegon is a small town of 4,098 people in Muskegon County, Michigan. It's part of the Muskegon, MI area. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 85 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,098people
$264kTypical home
$1,300/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
85"Snow
134Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,098
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,289 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- In the Muskegon, MI area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,666/mo)
- Median rent $1,300/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 134 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 231 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 85" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (330 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,447 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to MKG airport
- 46 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 623 ft
- 565 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 164 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Muskegon County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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