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Westwood is a big small town of 8,867 people in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It's about 3 miles from Kalamazoo, MI and 45 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,867people
$193kTypical home
$1,233/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
79"Snow
202Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,867
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,108 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 3 mi to Kalamazoo, MI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,220/mo)
- Median rent $1,233/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (563 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 19% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to AZO airport
- 40 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 958 ft
- 506 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 313 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kalamazoo County: D+18 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