Your Guide to Buying a Home in Battle Creek, MI

Buying a Home in Battle Creek, Michigan

Battle Creek is located in Calhoun County

Battle Creek is located in northwestern Calhoun County, at the junctions of M-66, M-89, M-96 and I-94. Generally known as the Cereal Capital of the World, it is home of the Kellogg Company and Ralston-Purina. Battle Creek is the largest city in Calhoun County, supported by a diverse economic base which includes, in addition to cereal, everything from steel production and auto-parts manufacturing to medical electronics and intelligence supplies. It is also headquarters to several large corporations.

Battle Creek homes range in price from $125,000 to $300,000, Available properties include Single Family, Waterfront, Condos, Manufactured Homes and Land. Both the desireable Gull Lake and Fine Lake are located in Battle Creek!

In 1824, an early surveying party led by John Mullett encountered Indians on the banks of the Kalamazoo River and fought it out with them - thus the name, Battle Creek. Key figures in the town's early history were members of the Garnsey family, who were responsible for the first government purchase of land and setting up the post office in 1832. A General Ezra Convis officially surveyed the land in 1835, with Samuel Moore registering the official plat in 1836. It was incorporated a village in 1850 and shortly afterwards as a city in 1859.

Battle Creek Unlimited (BCU), a private, nonprofit corporation, has received international acclaim serving as the business development arm for the cities of Battle Creek and Marshall. BCU is an enduring alliance of public, private and community leaders, guiding the nation’s first and most successful base conversion into Michigan’s largest modern industrial park - the 3,000-acre Fort Custer Industrial Park.

Battle Creek Unlimited also markets the Central Business District. It has been said that the signature of a community is the condition of its central business district. Downtown Battle Creek now emerges as the major service corridor of the community. Entertainment, specialty shops, corporate headquarters, professional and financial services, and government offices reside in the central business district. Staff is onsite to maintain a viable, clean and safe downtown community.

Where does cereal come from? Who invented cereal? How tall is Tony™? Who says, “Follow your nose, wherever it goes”™?  Just hold on, you’ll learn these things and more when visiting Kellogg’s Cereal City USA™, the perfect place for anyone who has ever heard of cereal!

After 80 years of providing factory tours, Kellogg Company closed their doors to the public. Visitors could no longer tour the production plant to see how their favorite cereals were made. However, in 1998 Kellogg’s Cereal City USA™ was opened, and today families from all over the world have fun when visiting this museum, factory tour and theme attraction all wrapped in one.

Over one half million passengers use the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) annually. AZO air travelers are served daily with competitive air fares, ample parking that is close to the terminal with reasonable rates and optional credit card payment, short lines with timely check-in, air service to major connecting hubs, jetbridges for convenient boarding onto jet aircraft and so much more.  You can reach any worldwide destination right from Kalamazoo, conveniently and cost effectively!

Serving the southwestern Michigan area, and the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport with over 50 daily arrivals and departures are:  American Eagle (Chicago O’Hare), Comair/The Delta Connection (Cincinnati), Northwest Airlines and Northwest Airlink (Detroit/Minneapolis), and United Express (Chicago O’Hare). This excellent level of air service provides our community with a diverse selection of air carriers and connecting hubs for both domestic and international air travel.

At Kellogg's Cereal City USA, you can take our simulated Cereal Production Line where you’ll learn exactly what goes into the making of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes® cereal. Watch and learn on our self-guided video tour, and don’t forget to try your warm cereal sample at the end.