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Burt is a small town of 1,339 people in Saginaw County, Michigan. It's about 13 miles from Saginaw, MI and 72 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $947 a month.
1,339people
$203kTypical home
$947/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
43"Snow
197Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,339
- Part of a metro area
- About 222 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Detroit, MI
- 13 mi to Saginaw, MI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,283/mo)
- Median rent $947/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (670 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,175 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to FNT airport
- 76 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 640 ft
- 465 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 325 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.