DimondaleMI
A town of 1,183, settled in 1856.
Is Dimondale a good place to live?
The best of Dimondale’s subject grades is an A+ for incomes; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. On incomes, just 22 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. Dimondale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Dimondale stand out
Where Dimondale beats most towns.
1,183 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Dimondale grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Dimondale is from typical.
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Moving to Dimondale: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dimondale, and how to reach them.
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 Dimondale.
Dimondale ranks healthier than 75% of the country’s towns
Dimondale beats the Michigan average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of Dimondale adults sleep under 7 hours, where Michigan’s towns sit at 34% and U.S. towns at 36%. 29% of adults feel lonely in Dimondale.
| Dimondale | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Dimondale | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.1% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Dimondale’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Dimondale for work: only 2% work in town. At $111,000, Dimondale’s median household income is against $77,000 in Michigan’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. 3.2% of Dimondale residents live below the poverty line.
| Dimondale | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $111,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Older than Michigan overall
People 65 and older are 27% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Dimondale’s median age is 46.8 years. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Dimondale | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 28% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 46.8 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
About 80 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.6 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Dimondale | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.6% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.3% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.3% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.1% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 28% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.8% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.6% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Dimondale has four seasons and pleasant summers
Dimondale has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 17° and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Dimondale
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dimondale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical home in Dimondale is valued at about $307K
The typical Dimondale home is worth about $307,000, up 6% in a year, 16% above the Michigan typical home. The median rent in Dimondale is $864 a month.
| Dimondale | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $864 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dimondale has set aside 1.5% of its land for conservation
0.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Dimondale | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Danford Island Park | 0.4 mi | 7 |
| 2. Dimondale Lions Community Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dimondale. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
8 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park Zoo
8 mi MuseumR. E. Olds Transportation Museum
31 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic38 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
10 mi GardenW. J. Beal Botanical GardenPhoto credits
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · W. J. Beal Botanical Garden: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 2.5
Everything we know about Dimondale
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Dimondale
About 6 of every 100 Dimondale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
98% of working residents leave Dimondale for work
Where Dimondale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Dimondale
Village in Michigan, United States
Dimondale is a village in Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,134 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Windsor Charter Township. Dimondale is a suburb of Lansing, which is northeast of the village in Ingham County.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1856
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 863 ft
- ZIP code
- 48821
Questions about Dimondale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dimondale, MI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.