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1 / 25#25. Allegan Township
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 4,763
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Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Kalamazoo metro area using data from the Niche. 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 here.
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2 / 25#24. Bedford Charter Township
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 9,173
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3 / 25#23. Almena Township
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 5,329
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4 / 25#22. Charleston Township
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 1,941
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5 / 25#21. Otsego Township
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 5,946
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6 / 25#20. Vicksburg
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 3,824
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7 / 25#19. Gun Plain Township
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 6,157
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8 / 25#18. Three Rivers
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 7,936
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9 / 25#17. Plainwell
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,764
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10 / 25#16. Fabius Township
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,312
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11 / 25#15. Pavilion Township
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 6,367
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12 / 25#14. Otsego
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 4,079
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13 / 25#13. Comstock Charter Township
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 15,187
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14 / 25#12. Prairie Ronde Township
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 2,179
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15 / 25#11. Kalamazoo
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 73,132
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16 / 25#10. Marshall Township
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,157
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17 / 25#9. Cooper Charter Township
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 10,452
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18 / 25#8. Mattawan
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 2,615
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19 / 25#7. Schoolcraft
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,268
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20 / 25#6. Oshtemo Charter Township
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 23,743
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21 / 25#5. Westwood
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 8,968
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22 / 25#4. Marshall
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 6,797
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23 / 25#3. Richland
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 1,014
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24 / 25#2. Texas Charter Township
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 17,935
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25 / 25#1. Portage
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 49,015
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