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Wacousta is a small town of 1,711 people in Clinton County, Michigan. It's about 10 miles from Lansing, MI and 50 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,711people
$284kTypical home
$1,092/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
42"Snow
205Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,711
- Part of a metro area
- About 192 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 10 mi to Lansing, MI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,789/mo)
- Median rent $1,092/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (414 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to LAN airport
- 42 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 840 ft
- 481 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 301 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+9 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.