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Center Line is a big small town of 8,463 people in Macomb County, Michigan. It's about 8 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $788 a month.
8,463people
$157kTypical home
$788/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
29"Snow
208Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,463
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,830 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Detroit, MI
- 8 mi to Detroit, MI
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$988/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (307 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,059 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to DTW airport
- 25 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 633 ft
- 398 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 115 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,442 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 313 bars within 25 mi
- 502 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macomb County: R+14 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk