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A town of 2,760. Nearly 5.9% of it is conserved land.

Population
2,760
+6.8% since 2010
Median home value
$137K
Census ACS
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
40.1
years
Jobs based here
661
A commuter town

What makes Home stand out

The 3 things Home does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

88% of working residents leave Home for work

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

7% → Greenville Greenville 7% 5% → Stanton Stanton 5% 5% → Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant 5% 4% → Alma Alma 4% 3% → Grand Rapids Grand Rapids 3% 3% → Lansing Lansing 3% Home · 12% stay
661jobs based in Home
12%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

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Work & commute

About one in eight working residents works right in Home

Most working residents leave Home for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Greenville (7%), Stanton (5%) and Mount Pleasant (5%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

12%work in town

Where working residents work

In Home12%
Greenville7%
Stanton5%
Mount Pleasant5%
Alma4%
20 mi
median commute distance
661
jobs based in Home
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Outdoors

5.9% of Home is conserved land

3.2 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

5.9%conserved
Map of Home: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
5.9%
conserved · 1,356 of 22,992 acres
3.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
#266
most conserved land in MI
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Edmore State Game Area1.2 mi1,206
2. Ballfield Park—8
3. Glen D. Curtis Memorial Park—3
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 6% of U.S. communities.

6risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
6Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

Healthier than 14% of U.S. towns

Home beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

DHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better19 too close to call13 worse
What stands outHomeMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth17.5%10.2%
More adults with COPD10.8%8.1%
More smokers19.3%14.6%
Sheridan Community Hospital
15.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
9th
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Home has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–32°
Spring33–56°
Summer56–80°
Fall39–59°
Oct 13
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools

Home’s public schools outperform 35% of Michigan districts

The public schools Home’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 65% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Montabella ElementaryPK–5389C
Cedar Lake Elementary School PrivateK–842
Montabella JuniorSenior High6–12383C+
Great Lakes Adventist Academy Private9–12175
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduationAll 4 schools →

About Home

Township in Michigan, United States

Home Township is a civil township of Montcalm County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,716.

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

Population
2,716
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
948 ft

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