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Today 1,345 people live in this town, first settled in 1914.
Lakewood Club’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 84 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on hazard risk. On history, just 119 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Lakewood Club has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Lakewood Club is from typical.
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Where Lakewood Club beats most towns.
Census counts: 590 in 1970, 1,340 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1959 on.
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Ordered by what stands out in Lakewood Club.
The FEMA hazard score for Lakewood Club is 7 of 100, below both the Michigan town median (25 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). FEMA puts 60% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The share of residents in Lakewood Club who live below the poverty line is 11%, against 8.9% in Michigan’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Half commute less than 14 miles. The top destinations are Muskegon (16%), Whitehall (10%) and Norton Shores (8%).
| Lakewood Club | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Lakewood Club’s July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lakewood Club: 90% of households live in a home they own. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 1.7%. Its rent at the middle of the market is $1,372 a month.
| Lakewood Club | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,372 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For adults in Lakewood Club, the share who report frequent mental distress is 20%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Lakewood Club is ahead of Michigan on 6 and behind on 5. Among adults locally, 30% have been diagnosed with depression and 43% have obesity.
| Lakewood Club | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lakewood Club | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.9% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.5% | 7% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.7% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For Lakewood Club, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.2 miles. Also worth knowing: the town’s park or preserve takes up 15 acres.
| Lakewood Club | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lakewood Club Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lakewood Club. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumUSS LST-393
39 mi National forestManistee National Forest10 mi Stadium & arenaMercy Health Arena
2 mi Theme parkWildWater Adventure
40 mi Zoo & aquariumJohn Ball ZooUSS LST-393: USN, Public domain · Manistee National Forest: RomanKahler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · WildWater Adventure: Larry Pieniazek, CC BY 2.5 · John Ball Zoo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lakewood Club, 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.
Where Lakewood Club’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lakewood Club
About 4 of every 100 Lakewood Club residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Village in Michigan, United States
Lakewood Club is a village in Dalton Township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,340 at the 2020 census.
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That is 3.5 years of the area's median household income ($65,024 across the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro 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.
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