Comstock NorthwestMI
A town of 5,391.
Is Comstock Northwest a good place to live?
47% of households own their home in Comstock Northwest, against 84% in Michigan’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Comstock Northwest yet; the figures below are still real.
Moving to Comstock Northwest: who provides what
Comstock Northwest is unincorporated, so Kalamazoo County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Comstock Northwest.
Comstock Northwest faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Comstock Northwest has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Comstock Northwest has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 65 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of Comstock Northwest’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Comstock Northwest for work: only 2% work in town. Comstock Northwest’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, below both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Comstock Northwest fell to 2,008 in 2021, 204 fewer than in 2011.
| Comstock Northwest | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
How healthy Comstock Northwest is
Comstock Northwest beats the Michigan average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of Comstock Northwest adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Comstock Northwest | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Comstock Northwest | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.9% | 7% |
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 29.5% | 34.7% |
| More adults with depression | 28.8% | 25.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer children than Michigan overall
Children under 18 are 16% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (19% statewide). 38% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Comstock Northwest.
| Comstock Northwest | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 26% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 72% are men (MI 50%).
| Comstock Northwest | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.6% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.4% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.7% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Conserved land covers 1.8% of Comstock Northwest
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Comstock Northwest’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Comstock Northwest | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bow in the Clouds Preserve | 0.1 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Comstock Northwest are worth about $263K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Comstock Northwest home is worth about $263,000, up 1% in a year, close to the Michigan typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Air Zoo and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Comstock Northwest. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
10 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
4 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of Arts19 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
29 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
4 mi MuseumKalamazoo Valley MuseumPhoto credits
Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kalamazoo Valley Museum: Cody Hough, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Comstock Northwest
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Comstock Northwest
About 3 of every 100 Comstock Northwest residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Comstock Northwest’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Comstock Northwest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comstock Northwest | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kalamazoo | #675 | D | C+ | D− | C | C |
| Kalamazoo Township | #667 | D | C+ | D | C | C+ |
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Is Comstock Northwest, MI a good place to live?
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