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Reading is a tiny town of 947 people in Hillsdale County, Michigan. It's about 33 miles from Jackson, MI and 90 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 $108k and rent runs about $835 a month.
947people
$108kTypical home
$835/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
43"Snow
210Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 947
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 936 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 33 mi to Jackson, MI
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$680/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (287 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to AZO airport
- 76 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,198 ft
- 452 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hillsdale County: R+51 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk