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Birch Run is a small town of 1,439 people in Saginaw County, Michigan. It's about 14 miles from Saginaw, MI and 69 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $999 a month.
1,439people
$191kTypical home
$999/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
43"Snow
197Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,439
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 762 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Detroit, MI
- 14 mi to Saginaw, MI
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,204/mo)
- Median rent $999/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (493 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,535 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to FNT airport
- 75 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 633 ft
- 461 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 323 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saginaw County: R+3 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