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Auburn is a small town of 2,124 people in Bay County, Michigan. It's about 8 miles from Midland, MI and 91 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,124people
$168kTypical home
$1,069/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
48"Snow
205Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,124
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,011 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 8 mi to Midland, MI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,059/mo)
- Median rent $1,069/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (223 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (817 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to MBS airport
- 88 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 623 ft
- 473 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 201 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bay County: R+15 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk