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Bingham Farms is a small town of 1,680 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 13 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $581k and rent runs about $4k a month.
1,680people
$581kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
36"Snow
208Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,680
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,392 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Detroit, MI
- 13 mi to Detroit, MI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $581k (≈$3,661/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $245k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (673 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 67
- 28% of households have kids
- 45% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to DTW airport
- 21 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 738 ft
- 410 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 146 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,753 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 317 bars within 25 mi
- 569 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 80 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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