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Walker is a small city of 25,386 people in Kent County, Michigan. It's about 6 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $1k a month.
25,386people
$295kTypical home
$1,202/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
70"Snow
202Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,386
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,033 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 6 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,862/mo)
- Median rent $1,202/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,289 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to GRR airport
- 14 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 748 ft
- 534 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 624 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 92 bars within 25 mi
- 167 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kent County: D+5 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