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Saranac is a small town of 2,013 people in Ionia County, Michigan. It's about 23 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $538 a month.
2,013people
$203kTypical home
$538/moRent
81° / 29°Summer / winter
62"Snow
202Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,013
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,750 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 23 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,279/mo)
- Median rent $538/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (566 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to GRR airport
- 16 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 686 ft
- 508 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 411 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ionia County: R+32 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk