Kalkaska ( kal-KASS-kə) is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Kalkaska County. The village had a population of 2,132 at the 2020 census. Kalkaska is located within Kalkaska Township and is part of the Traverse City metropolitan area. The village has hosted the National Trout Festival since 1935.

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How Kalkaska ranks

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Town numbers

ZIP code49646

Area code231

Living in Kalkaska

Housing in Kalkaska

$195K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $195,000 in May 2026.

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Safety in Kalkaska

Safety Grade B

Kalkaska reports less crime per resident than 62% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Kalkaska 0.9

Michigan 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Kalkaska 8.8

Michigan 13

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Kalkaska

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About one in 5 of Kalkaska’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Kalkaska (28%), Traverse City (13%) and Garfield (6%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Kalkaska

28%

Traverse City

13%

Garfield

East Bay

22%Work in townlive and work in Kalkaska 20 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 2,003Jobs based herea job hub

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Health in Kalkaska

C⁻

Health Grade C−

Healthier than 18% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Michigan

10worse than MI

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.

Conditions 6▼ 6 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 1▼ 6 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

11.3%More adults with COPDMI 8.1% · worse 13.8%More older adults who have lost all their teethMI 10.2% · worse 9.2%More adults with heart diseaseMI 7% · worse

Care nearby

Kalkaska Memorial Health CenterKalkaska · 0.5 mi · ER · rural critical access

Bellaire Family Health CenterBellaire · 15.9 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Kalkaska

Very low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 4% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌪️ Tornadoes

0Does Kalkaska flood?no paid flood claims on record 1Disasters that paid out herefederal disaster sent FEMA money to Kalkaska

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Climate in Kalkaska

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Kalkaska has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 132 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

30° / 15°Winter

54° / 30°Spring

78° / 54°Summer

57° / 38°Fall