Name: Battle Creek, MI
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Living in Battle Creek, MI

Ranks better than 73% of areas Follow

Population

51,084

Median Age

36.5 Years

Battle Creek Area Facts

Battle Creek has a Livability Score of 73_/100, which is considered excellent
Battle Creek crime rates are 111% higher than the Michigan average
Cost of living in Battle Creek is 7% lower than the Michigan average

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What do the locals think about Battle Creek?

47%

Family friendly

47%

Public transit is accessible

27%

Walkable to grocery stores

33%

Yards are well-kept

47%

Lots of parks

33%

Walkable to restaurants

Friendly neighbors

Safe at night

Pet friendly

Streets have sidewalks

33%

A quiet area

40%

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Battle Creek Reviews

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Worst city I ever lived in. 1 rating By Anonymous ( Jan 03, 2020) After 3 years living in battle creek, I have less faith in society. I have never met so many mean, stand offfish and toxic people. They even leave trails of stink that can cloud an entire ran down family fare store. High crime and poverty rate. A systematic oppression keeping th ...Read More e poor desperately poor. An ugly hateful segregation. Most racist town. The weather is 90% dark, the nightlife/ things to do revolve around alcohol/drugs and somehow, the people are physically ugly as hell. Seriously, you will be hard pressed to find an attractive person here. It's not worth taking any job here, and moving here might be your last mistake. A very depressing, suicidal feeling that lasts all year. Read Less

Life in Battle Creek, MI 3.5 rating By Anonymous ( Mar 23, 2012) I moved to Battle Creek in 1990 with my parents. I was 10 years old, and my dad had moved for a new engineering job at a power plant. It was challenging to move to a new city where I didn't know anyone.

Battle Creek, MI is a lot smaller than other cities that I had lived in. It ...Read More didn't have a lot of large skyscrapers, busy highways, or extensive industry. Since a lot of people who live in Battle Creek worked in automotive manufacturing, the city took a huge hit during the downfall of the American automobile.

Battle Creek does have some redeeming qualities. While it doesn't offer the glamour or excitement of larger cities, it does provide a great place to raise a family. While it isn't next to the Great Lakes, my father was able to rent a sailboat to take out on the weekends. We'd travel across miles of Lake Superior, always losing site of the shore.

I've had a love/hate relationship with Battle Creek all my life. While I spent 10 years of my life there, I don't know if I'd like to return. It's a good place to raise a family, but there are limited opportunities for people there. I live in Atlanta now, where I work as a mechanical engineer at a fabrication facility. I still visit my parents every year in Battle Creek, but I've noticed that the city has begun to fall apart. Many homes in Battle Creek are in foreclosure or have boarded windows. While crime is low, I'd imagine all the empty homes are going to cause increased squatting and theft in future years.

While Battle Creek was at one time a great city, it has fallen on hard times. Read Less

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