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Portage is a small city of 49,259 people in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It's about 5 miles from Kalamazoo, MI and 53 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $1k a month.
49,259people
$262kTypical home
$1,133/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
67"Snow
202Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 49,259
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,529 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 5 mi to Kalamazoo, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,654/mo)
- Median rent $1,133/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,384 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to AZO airport
- 47 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 863 ft
- 502 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 307 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kalamazoo County: D+18 in 2024
- 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