Battle Creek, MI

Battle Creek is a mid-size city in Michigan with a population of 52,392. Residents earn $51,699 per year, which is 31% below the national average.

3.0 /5.0

B Good

52,392 Population 1,230/sq mi density

$51,699 Median Income $29,763 per capita

$127,600 Home Value $174,076 Zillow

$934 Median Rent 30.9% income on rent

49°F Avg Temperature 260 sunny days/yr

937 Violent Crime/100K 3,249 property/100K

Overall

3.0 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

3.3 / 5.0

$51,699 median income, 4.5% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$127,600 home value, $934/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

937 violent crimes/100K (147% above avg)

C+

Education

2.8 / 5.0

22.1% bachelor's degree or higher

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4 reported haunted locations found near Battle Creek, MI.

Name	Description
4 mile road	behind the houses on the lift side (if coming from battle creek) there is an old railroad that runs through the fields. It run back in the early 1920's. Witnesses report a phantom train can be heard, seen and felt the train as it passes by.
Court Apartments (formally Webster Apartments)	Reports of strange occurrences happened only in the East side building, usually in apartments 1-4, and 8. Closet doors would open, even when closed securely and if the closet door was closed, you can sometimes hear the coat hangers (even if immobilized in some way)tap against each other, despite the total lack of breezes or heat updrafts. Other strange happenings included: Heavy footsteps and yelling in vacant upper apartments, the feeling of an unpleasant presence, cold spots (in only one up...
Oak Hill Cemetery	On the end of a deep, wide ,circular pit is a mausoleum. It is painted green, vines have long since overgrown the name and front. Pictures taken on three different days and times (lighting) all show a "mist" in the top corner. One the shape of two figures is clearly visible. Vandals have written, "meg lives" on the ground in front and a pentagram in red on the door. A deep sense of unease is felt in this circle. This is located in the old section of the cemetery, you get a very strange feelin...
Penfield cemetery	when people drive by sometimes they see a white ball run across the into a marble headstone.