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Armada is a small town of 1,994 people in Macomb County, Michigan. It's about 34 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,994people
$274kTypical home
$1,061/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
45"Snow
206Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,994
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,709 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Detroit, MI
- 34 mi to Detroit, MI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,730/mo)
- Median rent $1,061/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (558 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to FNT airport
- 50 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 748 ft
- 408 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 946 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 85 bars within 25 mi
- 179 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macomb County: R+14 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk