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Brown City is a small town of 1,139 people in Sanilac County, Michigan. It's about 38 miles from Flint, MI and 58 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $685 a month.
1,139people
$128kTypical home
$685/moRent
81° / 29°Summer / winter
40"Snow
186Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,139
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,004 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Detroit, MI
- 38 mi to Flint, MI
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$805/mo)
- Median rent $685/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to FNT airport
- 71 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 820 ft
- 429 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sanilac County: R+48 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk