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Perrinton is a tiny town of 513 people in Gratiot County, Michigan. It's about 33 miles from Lansing, MI and 52 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $1k a month.
513people
$117kTypical home
$1,023/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
42"Snow
205Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 513
- Part of a metro area
- About 812 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 33 mi to Lansing, MI
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$735/mo)
- Median rent $1,023/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (623 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to LAN airport
- 47 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 735 ft
- 494 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gratiot County: R+31 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