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Cutlerville.
Cutlerville is an unincorporated community in Kent County, MI. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Cutlerville
Cutlerville is an unincorporated community in Michigan with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, commutes that run shorter than most cities, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Cutlerville deals with household incomes below the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, cold winters, and heavy snowfall.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Affordable home prices
- Short commutes
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Below-average household incomes
- Air quality concerns
- Cold winters
- Heavy snowfall — 78" per year
- Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Cutlerville compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Cutlerville
Based on Cutlerville's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,508
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $50,160 a year
- 43% of Cutlerville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$44,520
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $22,260
- Homes cost 3.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▼ 11% below US
$1,254/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,254 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $222,600. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.
Median home value $222,600 · 43% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.4% county unemployment
Unemployment in Kent County is 4.4%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Kent County (county-wide)
Safety
165 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Cutlerville doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Kent County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 727/100k · Policed by Kent County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting around▼ 20% below US
21 min average commute
Commutes are reasonable, averaging 20.7 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 9% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are comfortable, with highs around 80°F, and winters are cold and harsh, with lows dropping to 19°F.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Healthcare
1 hospital
There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.
Medicare-certified hospitals
Education & workforce▼ 33% below US
24% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 24%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
3 public schools inside the boundary
There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, close to the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Bottom line
Cutlerville's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($1,254/mo) equals 22% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget and people who want short commutes. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.
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Rent $1,260/mo · Income $74,373
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