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Schoolcraft is a small town of 1,275 people in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It's about 11 miles from Kalamazoo, MI and 58 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $918 a month.
1,275people
$225kTypical home
$918/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
57"Snow
202Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,275
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,298 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 11 mi to Kalamazoo, MI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,418/mo)
- Median rent $918/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (356 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,517 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to AZO airport
- 53 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 886 ft
- 501 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 309 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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