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Richland is a small town of 1,098 people in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It's about 9 miles from Kalamazoo, MI and 42 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $289k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,098people
$289kTypical home
$1,234/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
70"Snow
202Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,098
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,082 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 9 mi to Kalamazoo, MI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $289k (≈$1,824/mo)
- Median rent $1,234/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (517 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,668 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to AZO airport
- 35 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 935 ft
- 501 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 329 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.