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MontereyMI

A town of 2,489.

Population
2,489
+3.4% since 2010
Median home value
$187K
Census ACS
Household income
$91K
median
Median age
44.7
years
Jobs based here
287
A commuter town
A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Monterey for work

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

7% → Grand Rapids Grand Rapids 7% 6% → Wyoming Wyoming 6% 6% → Hopkins Hopkins 6% 6% → Allegan Allegan 6% 5% → Byron Byron 5% 4% → Holland Holland 4% Monterey · 4% stay
287jobs based in Monterey
4%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 19% of U.S. communities.

19risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
19Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Monterey

Most working residents leave Monterey for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Grand Rapids (7%), Wyoming (6%) and Hopkins (6%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Monterey4%
Grand Rapids7%
Wyoming6%
Hopkins6%
Allegan6%
18 mi
median commute distance
287
jobs based in Monterey
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Monterey has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 109 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

109″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–34°
Spring36–58°
Summer59–81°
Fall41–61°
Oct 15
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

Healthier than 38% of U.S. towns

Monterey beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

C+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outMontereyMI
More smokers17.2%14.6%
Beacon Allegan
8.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
50th
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

8.6% of Monterey is conserved land

12 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

8.6%conserved
Map of Monterey: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
8.6%
conserved · 1,971 of 22,897 acres
12 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Allegan State Game Area1.5 mi1,822
2. Dumont Lake County Park—19
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Monterey

Township in Michigan, United States

Monterey Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,436 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
2,436
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
896 ft

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