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Waverly is a small city of 23,575 people in Eaton County, Michigan. It's about 4 miles from Lansing, MI and 54 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $1k a month.
23,575people
$235kTypical home
$1,170/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
45"Snow
205Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,575
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,590 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 4 mi to Lansing, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,479/mo)
- Median rent $1,170/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (850 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to LAN airport
- 46 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 869 ft
- 476 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 284 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eaton County: R+3 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