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Sand Lake is a tiny town of 484 people in Kent County, Michigan. It's about 24 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $561 a month.
484people
$166kTypical home
$561/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
60"Snow
195Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 484
- Part of a metro area
- About 683 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 24 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,044/mo)
- Median rent $561/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,403 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to GRR airport
- 28 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 534 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 315 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kent County: D+5 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.