Best places to live in the Kalamazoo metro area

compiled a list of the best places to live in the Kalamazoo metro area using data from the . Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology .

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#25. Allegan Township

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 4,763

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#24. Bedford Charter Township

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 9,173

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#23. Almena Township

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 5,329

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#22. Charleston Township

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 1,941

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#21. Otsego Township

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 5,946

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#20. Vicksburg

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 3,824

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#19. Gun Plain Township

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 6,157

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#18. Three Rivers

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 7,936

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#17. Plainwell

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,764

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#16. Fabius Township

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,312

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#15. Pavilion Township

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 6,367

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#14. Otsego

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 4,079

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#13. Comstock Charter Township

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 15,187

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#12. Prairie Ronde Township

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 2,179

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#11. Kalamazoo

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 73,132

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#10. Marshall Township

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,157

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#9. Cooper Charter Township

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 10,452

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#8. Mattawan

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 2,615

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#7. Schoolcraft

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,268

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#6. Oshtemo Charter Township

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 23,743

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#5. Westwood

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 8,968

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#4. Marshall

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 6,797

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#3. Richland

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 1,014

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#2. Texas Charter Township

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 17,935

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#1. Portage

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 49,015

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