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Springfield is a big small town of 5,269 people in Calhoun County, Michigan. It's part of the Battle Creek, MI area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $864 a month.
5,269people
$111kTypical home
$864/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
64"Snow
202Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,269
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,450 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- In the Battle Creek, MI area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$699/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (408 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 32% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to AZO airport
- 41 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 906 ft
- 489 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 296 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+14 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