Warm-summer humid continental
Eaton Rapids, Michigan
Eaton County, Michigan · Population 5.2k · 873 ft elevation
Living in Eaton Rapids
Eaton Rapids has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Eaton Rapids at a glance
- Population
- 5.2k
- Elevation
- 873 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,492 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $141k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $944/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.50%73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 560 per 100k90th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,082 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 16°F | 2.3″ | 14.9″ | 109 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 16°F | 1.8″ | 4.4″ | 135 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 5.8″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 36°F | 3.1″ | 1.0″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 4.2″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 4.2″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 3.1″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 3.1″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 3.6″ | 0.3″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 30°F | 2.6″ | 2.1″ | 133 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 9.6″ | 91 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology