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Ravenna is a small town of 1,540 people in Muskegon County, Michigan. It's about 16 miles from Muskegon, MI and 21 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $815 a month.
1,540people
$204kTypical home
$815/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
59"Snow
195Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,540
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,293 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 16 mi to Muskegon, MI
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,288/mo)
- Median rent $815/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 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 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MKG airport
- 30 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 679 ft
- 549 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 493 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 127 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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