A town of 776, settled in 1832. Healthier than 77% of U.S. towns.
The 3 things Augusta does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Augusta. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Augusta for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Battle Creek (17%), Kalamazoo (14%) and Portage (9%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Augusta beats the Michigan average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Augusta | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.2% | 8.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 19% | 15.9% |
The typical Augusta home is worth about $336,000, up 4.4% in a year, 26% above the Michigan typical home.
Augusta has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 65 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 33% of U.S. communities.
20 crimes were reported in Augusta in 2025: 19 property and 1 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Augusta is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
0.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Augusta Village Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
11 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Village in Michigan, United States
Augusta is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Augusta had a population of 864. The village is mostly within Ross Township, though a small portion extends south into Charleston Township. Augusta is situated on the M-96 highway, about five miles (8.0 km) northeast of Galesburg, and about seven miles (11 km) west of downtown Battle Creek. Kalamazoo is an additional ten miles (16 km) west of Galesburg. Fort Custer Recreation Area is immediately south of the village on the east side of the Kalamazoo River. Augusta was established in 1832.
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