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Barton Hills is a tiny town of 430 people in Washtenaw County, Michigan. It's about 3 miles from Ann Arbor, MI and 34 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $1k a month.
430people
$1.4MTypical home
$1,463/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
58"Snow
208Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 430
- Part of a metro area
- About 529 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Detroit, MI
- 3 mi to Ann Arbor, MI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$8,891/mo)
- Median rent $1,463/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (989 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to DTW airport
- 22 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 879 ft
- 423 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,148 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 283 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washtenaw County: D+44 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.