Living in Blissfield, MI
Blissfield is a small town of 3,234 people in Lenawee County, Michigan. It's about 18 miles from Toledo, OH and 55 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,234people
$170kTypical home
$1,055/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
32"Snow
203Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,234
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,437 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Detroit, MI
- 18 mi to Toledo, OH
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,071/mo)
- Median rent $1,055/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (589 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to TOL airport
- 37 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 696 ft
- 411 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 512 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 87 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lenawee County: R+23 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