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Union City is a small town of 1,940 people in Branch County, Michigan. It's about 17 miles from Battle Creek, MI and 67 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $935 a month.
1,940people
$108kTypical home
$935/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
46"Snow
202Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,940
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,343 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 17 mi to Battle Creek, MI
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$678/mo)
- Median rent $935/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (698 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to AZO airport
- 59 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 912 ft
- 477 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Branch County: R+42 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk