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Berkley is a small city of 15,149 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 9 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $317k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,149people
$317kTypical home
$1,526/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
35"Snow
208Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,149
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,793 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Detroit, MI
- 9 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $317k (≈$1,997/mo)
- Median rent $1,526/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (441 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to DTW airport
- 21 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 692 ft
- 405 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 140 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,757 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 325 bars within 25 mi
- 571 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oakland County: D+11 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