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Burton is a small city of 29,500 people in Genesee County, Michigan. It's about 4 miles from Flint, MI and 50 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $1k a month.
29,500people
$142kTypical home
$1,009/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
46"Snow
197Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,500
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,263 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Detroit, MI
- 4 mi to Flint, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$893/mo)
- Median rent $1,009/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (677 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,865 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to FNT airport
- 56 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 781 ft
- 444 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 405 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Genesee County: D+4 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