Hot-summer humid continental
Forest Hills, Michigan
Kent County, Michigan · Population 28k · 650 ft elevation
Living in Forest Hills
Forest Hills has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it is a snowy place (78″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Forest Hills at a glance
- Population
- 28k
- Elevation
- 650 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 78″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,431 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $475k80th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,950/mo86th percentile
- Median household income
- $157k94th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.15%59th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2424th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 19°F | 2.5″ | 22.6″ | 92 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 20°F | 2.1″ | 17.2″ | 122 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 27°F | 2.4″ | 7.6″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 38°F | 4.0″ | 2.0″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 4.0″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 54°F | 3.4″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 43°F | 4.0″ | 0.3″ | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 7.1″ | 119 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 20.8″ | 79 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