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Clawson is a big small town of 11,374 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 11 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,374people
$267kTypical home
$1,253/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
35"Snow
208Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,374
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,170 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Detroit, MI
- 11 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,684/mo)
- Median rent $1,253/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (605 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 19% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to DTW airport
- 25 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 405 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 140 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,747 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 325 bars within 25 mi
- 564 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oakland County: D+11 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