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Okemos is a small city of 26,396 people in Ingham County, Michigan. It's about 7 miles from Lansing, MI and 65 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $359k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,396people
$359kTypical home
$1,298/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
40"Snow
205Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,396
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,566 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 7 mi to Lansing, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $359k (≈$2,265/mo)
- Median rent $1,298/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 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
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (512 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,128 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 19% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to LAN airport
- 57 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 889 ft
- 465 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 302 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 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
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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