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Birmingham is a small city of 21,763 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 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $698k and rent runs about $2k a month.
21,763people
$698kTypical home
$1,902/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
35"Snow
208Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,763
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,541 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Detroit, MI
- 13 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $698k (≈$4,403/mo)
- Median rent $1,902/mo
- Median household income $154k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (804 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 76% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to DTW airport
- 24 mi to DTW (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 781 ft
- 408 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 143 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,773 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 325 bars within 25 mi
- 568 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 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