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Olivet is a small town of 1,844 people in Eaton County, Michigan. It's about 18 miles from Battle Creek, MI and 51 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $925 a month.
1,844people
$155kTypical home
$925/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
43"Snow
205Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,844
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,808 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 18 mi to Battle Creek, MI
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$977/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (850 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 21
- 26% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 39% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to LAN airport
- 43 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 896 ft
- 479 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 173 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Eaton County: R+3 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