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Wayland is a small town of 4,457 people in Allegan County, Michigan. It's about 20 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,457people
$207kTypical home
$1,160/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
74"Snow
202Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,457
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,505 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 20 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,308/mo)
- Median rent $1,160/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 74" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (602 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to GRR airport
- 16 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 784 ft
- 518 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 550 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 76 bars within 25 mi
- 143 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegan County: R+27 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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