South Gull LakeMI
1,801 residents make their home in this town in Michigan.
Is South Gull Lake a good place to live?
88% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in South Gull Lake, where Michigan’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 29%. Of the 667 Michigan towns we compare, none has a lower median rent than South Gull Lake. We don’t grade South Gull Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave South Gull Lake for work
Where South Gull Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Moving to South Gull Lake: who provides what
South Gull Lake 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 South Gull Lake.
South Gull Lake stands out in Michigan and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
The top destinations are Kalamazoo (19%), Battle Creek (13%) and Portage (8%). South Gull Lake had 113 jobs in 2021, down 478 from 2011. Its average commute comes in at 21 minutes. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 1% of working residents work locally.
| South Gull Lake | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 0.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in South Gull Lake
Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 65 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in South Gull Lake is inland flooding, at a low overall level
South Gull Lake’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 33 of 100. Expected losses in South Gull Lake break down as 61% from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of adults sleep under 7 hours in South Gull Lake than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country
9.8% of South Gull Lake adults smoke cigarettes. South Gull Lake beats the Michigan average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. Only 7 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than South Gull Lake.
| South Gull Lake | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 80% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | South Gull Lake | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.5% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In South Gull Lake, 1.9% of the land is conserved
One park or preserve covers 3 acres in South Gull Lake.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ross Township Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in South Gull Lake sell for about $368K
Among households in South Gull Lake, 82% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Air Zoo and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Gull Lake. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
38 mi Park & preserveNorth Country Trail
4 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year16 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
24 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
11 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of ArtsPhoto credits
Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about South Gull Lake
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of South Gull Lake
About 2 of every 100 South Gull Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
South Gull Lake’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with South Gull Lake.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Gull Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Township | #78 | A | B | — | A− | A− |
| Richland Township | #77 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
Ross Township and Richland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. South Gull Lake isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare South Gull Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about South Gull Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is South Gull Lake, MI a good place to live?
We don’t grade South Gull Lake yet; the figures below are still real.