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Battle Creek motivates. With a modest cost of living, a climate less severe than Michigan’s western shoreline, and a vitality that permeates education, arts, culture, and recreation, Battle Creek residents rest assured their community extends a welcoming hand.

From pre-school to higher education, to the skilled trades and fine arts, innovative and nationally-recognized educational and training programs prepare Battle Creek residents for its breakfast food processing, world-class auto parts supply, and dynamic aviation and aerospace industries.

Battle Creek reflects the best values of America’s heartland. Its Linear Park winds throughout the city for family strolls, rigorous jogs, or bicycling in a scenic setting, while elsewhere in Battle Creek historic sites are carefully preserved. Battle Creek invests in technologies for tomorrow, taking full advantage of its outstanding public infrastructure and a city-wide OC-48 optical Ethernet fiber ring.
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WELCOME TO BATTLE CREEK

Situated in beautiful Southwest Michigan, Battle Creek contains more land than all but two other Michigan cities.  This vast land resource is home to a bustling residential and business community.

Public, private, and parochial schools offer numerous academic options in a quality environment.  Dedicated educational institutions operate academic, industrial and specialty programs that position graduates with a globally competitive education.  Battle Creek also offers a regional technology center for high school students, a school for children of Japanese executives, the State's most successful area math and science center, and an Outdoor Education Center for youth.

World-renowned as a small town in the global economy, Battle Creek is a community with abundant resources, offered with an attitude that values existing business and industry and views the attraction of new business as a means of strengthening that base.  Battle Creek is an energetic city on the move, ready to meet the challenges of the future.

Physical beauty abounds.  The Battle Creek Linear Park winds its way through the city, linking together parks and forest, lakes, rivers, and streams for joggers, strollers, and bicyclists.  An impressive array of entertainment options pleases music lovers, sports fans, and families.  Battle Creek has emerged as a major service corridor, with specialty shops, theaters, festivals, international corporate and philanthropic headquarters, professional and financial services, and government offices.

Here, you can enjoy the assets of a progressive community without suffering the congestion of a major urban center.  We welcome you, to our city, Battle Creek.

HOMES

In 2009, the average home sales price in Calhoun County was $78,524. Home appreciation the preceding year was 2.6%. Of the entire housing inventory, 60% of homes are owner-occupied, while 31% are rented, and 9% are vacant. Approximately 11% of Battle Creek homes have been constructed within the past decade (1995 – 2005), with 26% built prior to 1939. Compared to the rest of the United States, the cost of living in Battle Creek is 24% lower than the nation’s average. In a comparison with the two nearest major metropolitan areas, the cost of living in Battle Creek is 27% less than Chicago, and 12% less than Detroit.

The Battle Creek Area Association of Realtors is available to provide additional information on the local housing market.  Southwestern Michigan Regional Information Center provides on-line housing information. 


Battle Creek Unlimited, Inc. | 4950 West Dickman Road | Battle Creek, Michigan 49037 | phone 269.962.7526 | fax 269.962.8096 | About Us | Contact Us

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