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A township of 6,644 people in Genesee County, Michigan
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Village in Michigan, United States
1856Established
377Population
0.4 sq miArea
856 ftElevation

Gaines is a village in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Gaines had a population of 377. The village is within Gaines Township.

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ZIP code48436
Area code989
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$298K▲ 5.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Gaines home is worth about $298,000, up 5.9% in a year, 12% above the Michigan typical home.

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Mclaren FlintFlint · 10.6 mi · ER
Hchn - New BurtonBurton · 11.6 mi · sliding-scale fees
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CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 48473, 48436, 48429 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Gaines →

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School Grade B-

The public schools Gaines’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 53% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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