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Self storage in Garden City, MI, makes moving easier

Garden City is a dynamic, vibrant city, with about 27,268 residents, and there are more coming in. Around 2,428 people moved to Garden City in 2021 alone, in order to make the most of the city's many opportunities, from employment to education and entertainment.

However, there is a lot of outbound migration as well. In fact, compared to 10 years previously, Garden City's population decreased by 1.34% in 2021.

Here's how the population of Garden City changed over the last 10 years:

Numbers are total population figures in Garden City, MI, as per the U.S. Census.

However, moving to Garden City, or even a local move within Garden City, can be complicated – self storage helps with the logistics.

Rent a self storage unit close to your new home and use it to store your belongings, as you pack them, to reduce the volume of items to transport on moving day. You can keep your belongings in storage if you have small repairs and cleaning to do at your new home, until everything is done.

The Garden City, MI, housing market benefits from self storage

When it comes to the Garden City housing market, about 80% of residents are homeowners and close to 20% are renters. Moreover, 2% of adults in Michigan are part of multigenerational households. A typical home in Garden City has 3 bedrooms.

Renters living in a Garden City apartment usually enjoy about 763 square feet. If they need to make more room in their apartments, seasonal and bulky items can stay in a storage unit until later.

As for homeowners, self storage can come in handy whenever they're about to start a home improvement project, for instance. As these types of projects can carry on over a few months, moving belongings from the area of the home under construction into storage can be quite effective. The project can be finished without cluttering the rest of the home.