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Clayton is a tiny town of 247 people in Lenawee County, Michigan. It's about 28 miles from Jackson, MI and 68 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $1k a month.
247people
$142kTypical home
$1,071/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
33"Snow
210Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 247
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 332 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Detroit, MI
- 28 mi to Jackson, MI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$894/mo)
- Median rent $1,071/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (356 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to TOL airport
- 51 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 899 ft
- 429 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lenawee County: R+23 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.