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BarrytonMI

A town of 394, settled in 1894. A typical home worth about $152K.

Population
394
residents
Typical home
$152K
+3.3% in a year
Household income
$53K
median
Median age
40.7
years
Jobs based here
92
A commuter town

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394 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Barryton home is worth about $152K

The typical Barryton home is worth about $152,000, up 3.3% in a year, 43% below the Michigan typical home.

$152KZillow home value

Typical home value

Barryton$152K
Michigan$266K
+3.3%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Barryton

Most working residents leave Barryton for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Evart (9%), Wheatland (9%) and Mount Pleasant (8%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Barryton3%
Evart9%
Wheatland9%
Mount Pleasant8%
Big Rapids4%
22 mi
median commute distance
92
jobs based in Barryton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.

75risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
75High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingStrong windCold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Barryton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 61 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

61″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–31°
Spring32–55°
Summer55–80°
Fall38–58°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 13
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Barryton is

Barryton beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outBarrytonMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.2%10.2%
More adults with COPD10.4%8.1%
More smokers18.3%14.6%
Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital
17 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Barryton is conserved land

0.7 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Barryton: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 660 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Central Park0.2 mi16
2. Barryton Lions Club Riverside Park—2
3. East River Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Barryton for work

Where Barryton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Evart Evart 9% 9% → Wheatland Wheatland 9% 8% → Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant 8% 4% → Big Rapids Big Rapids 4% 4% → Grand Rapids Grand Rapids 4% 4% → Sheridan Sheridan 4% Barryton · 3% stay
92jobs based in Barryton
3%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

Plat book of Mecosta County, Michigan
1900 · Plat book of Mecosta County, Michigan · Wikimedia Commons
Barryton’s story

132 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Barryton, Mecosta County, Michigan. LOC sanborn03919 0013rd of Aug. celebration3d. of Aug. celebration
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About Barryton

Village in Michigan, United States

Barryton ( BAIR-ə-tən) is a village in Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 405 at the 2020 census, up from 355 in 2010. The village is located in Fork Township on M-66.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1894
Population
405
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
981 ft
ZIP code
49305

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