Holland, MI

Holland city’s median household income was $75,865 in the latest Census profile, and the local 2024 population was 34,423 (Census Reporter^{[1?] (unconfirmed source)}). Michigan levies a flat state income tax and a 6% sales tax, while property taxes are set locally and by school/municipal millage, so the exact bill depends on the home and taxing district rather than the city name alone. Holland’s climate and local tourism pages describe annual rainfall around 31 inches and snowfall around 75 inches, but they do not publish a government grocery index, so a city-level groceries-vs.-national figure is not given here.

Holland is a city in Ottawa County and part of the Grand Rapids metro, which is the relevant care basin for many specialty services (Census Reporter^{[1?] (unconfirmed source)}). Official hospital-system details for Holland are not given here, including trauma levels, exact drive times, and specific Medicare Advantage options. Retirees should expect routine care locally and more complex specialist care in the Grand Rapids medical market, but that is not quantified here.

Holland’s annual weather averages show a high temperature near 82 °F in summer and a low near 20 °F in winter, with annual precipitation listed at 2.88 inches in the summary and monthly precipitation ranging from about 1.86 to 3.98 inches (Timeanddate^[2]). The Holland tourism weather page says the city gets about 31 inches of annual rainfall and 75 inches of annual snowfall, and describes winter temperatures around 25 °F with summer temperatures in the mid-80s (Holland.org^[3]). The same tourism page says the best months for warm-weather enjoyment are in the warmer half of the year, which is consistent with a May-to-October outdoor season for golf and lake activity (Holland.org^[3]).

A Holland city crime table from the FBI Crime Data Explorer is not given here, so violent or property crime rates for Holland are not quoted. The FEMA and census sources confirm Holland is a city in Ottawa and Allegan counties, but they do not substitute for FBI UCR/NIBRS crime reporting (FEMA^[4]). Because agency reporting is voluntary and incomplete after 2021, the correct approach here is to omit the city crime figure rather than estimate from a crime-score site or use a different place with the same name.

Holland’s current median listing price is about $450K, and listings are moving in a median of 39 days, with year-over-year days on market up 18.18% and active listings at 355, which suggests buyers have a bit more breathing room than in a peak seller’s market (Realtor.com^[5]). For more transaction-oriented pricing, Redfin reports a median sale price of $345K over the last 3 months and an average of 12 days on market, while saying the market remains very competitive, so well-priced homes still move quickly (Redfin^[6]). Holland also has age-targeted housing: 55places lists one small 55+ community in Holland itself, Legends View, and notes nearby active-adult options such as Hidden Creek in Holland and other 55+ communities within the broader lakeshore area (55places^[7]); Zillow^[8] shows Hidden Creek starting around $204.9K, which is below the comfortable $550K–$700K retirement budget and indicates that right-sized downsizing choices are available.

Holland is in the Grand Rapids metro context, but exact airport drive times and nonstop destinations are not given here (FEMA^[4]). The likely commercial-airport choice is the Grand Rapids market rather than a Holland-only airport, but a verified IATA code or direct-flight list is not given here. That makes this a regional-airport location, not a major hub location, but the precise travel-time claim remains unconfirmed here.

Holland supports a long warm-season outdoor calendar and is positioned for seasonal recreation around Lake Michigan (Holland.org^[3]). Public courses within 30 minutes and greens fees are not given here. The overall recreational picture is still attractive for an active retiree, with golf, beach, biking, and waterfront activity likely to be central to daily life, but the course-by-course inventory is not confirmed here.

Holland’s latest Census profile shows a population of 34,423 and a median age of 31.7, which is notably younger than the state and suggests a community with families, workforce residents, and college-age energy mixed in (Census Reporter^{[1?] (unconfirmed source)}). The same profile reports a median household income of $75,865, and the city spans 16.9 square miles, indicating a compact market rather than a sprawling suburban one (Census Reporter^{[1?] (unconfirmed source)}). Walkability scores and downtown-amenity ratings are not given here, but Holland’s identity as a distinct city in Ottawa County and its tourism/weather branding support the image of a well-kept, livable small city (FEMA^[4], Holland.org^[3]).

Holland is a city spanning Ottawa and Allegan counties, and FEMA’s state community-status page confirms that geography for the city record (FEMA^[4]). Nearby Ottawa County and Allegan County have FEMA National Risk Index overall ratings of relatively moderate and relatively low, respectively, with strong wind, riverine flooding, tornado, and winter weather among the leading modeled hazards (PlainHazard Ottawa County^[9], PlainHazard Allegan County^[10]). Local air-quality days and wildfire-smoke severity are not given here; wildfire is not the dominant concern, while wind and flood are the bigger planning issues (FEMA NRI^[11]).