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Bad Axe is a small town of 2,992 people in Huron County, Michigan. It's about 47 miles from Bay City, MI and 98 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $742 a month.
2,992people
$125kTypical home
$742/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
44"Snow
186Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,992
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,283 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Detroit, MI
- 47 mi to Bay City, MI
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$790/mo)
- Median rent $742/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (122 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (698 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to MBS airport
- 111 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 761 ft
- 417 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Huron County: R+41 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk