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Shepherd is a small town of 1,457 people in Isabella County, Michigan. It's about 24 miles from Midland, MI and 62 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $789 a month.
1,457people
$157kTypical home
$789/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
41"Snow
205Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,457
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,522 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 24 mi to Midland, MI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$990/mo)
- Median rent $789/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (571 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 29% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MBS airport
- 61 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 774 ft
- 504 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Isabella County: R+8 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