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
Among adults in Dimondale, 16% report frequent mental distress. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Dimondale is ahead of Michigan on 12 and behind on 1. 29% of Dimondale adults feel lonely, below both the Michigan town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%).
| 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
3.2% of Dimondale residents live below the poverty line, below both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Commuting out is the norm locally: 2% of working residents work locally. For Dimondale, the income of the median household is $111,000. The median commute is under 9 miles.
| 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
Dimondale is older than the Michigan average
For adults 25 and older in Dimondale, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 35%. People 65 and older are 27% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). In Dimondale, the age of the median resident is 46.8 years.
| 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
In Dimondale, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 82°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Dimondale: inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Dimondale sits above nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2023. FEMA puts 67% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to tornadoes. Since 1982, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out here.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dimondale’s typical home value is about $307K
Typical home values rose 6% in the year to September 2026. Dimondale’s going rate for rent comes in at $864 a month. In Dimondale, 88% of households live in a home they own.
| 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
Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 0.6 miles. Dimondale’s density of trails stands at 0.7 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 2, covering 15 acres.
| 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+.