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Vandalia is a tiny town of 366 people in Cass County, Michigan. It's about 16 miles from Elkhart, IN and 73 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $1k a month.
366people
$78kTypical home
$1,217/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
52"Snow
206Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 366
- Part of a metro area
- About 370 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 16 mi to Elkhart, IN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$489/mo)
- Median rent $1,217/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (293 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (976 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SBN airport
- 69 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 879 ft
- 510 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 375 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+34 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