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Zeeland is a big small town of 5,665 people in Ottawa County, Michigan. It's about 21 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $951 a month.
5,665people
$299kTypical home
$951/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
79"Snow
122Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,665
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,894 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 21 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,885/mo)
- Median rent $951/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 122 sunny days a year (19 totally clear)
- 243 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (216 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (517 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to GRR airport
- 25 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 650 ft
- 540 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 545 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 82 bars within 25 mi
- 144 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ottawa County: R+20 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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