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Cambria is a tiny town of 128 people in Hillsdale County, Michigan. It's about 32 miles from Jackson, MI and 89 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $832 a month.
128people
$106kTypical home
$832/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
41"Snow
210Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 128
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 104 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Detroit, MI
- 32 mi to Jackson, MI
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$670/mo)
- Median rent $832/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (392 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to TOL airport
- 73 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,066 ft
- 447 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hillsdale County: R+51 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.