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Dansville is a tiny town of 599 people in Ingham County, Michigan. It's about 17 miles from Lansing, MI and 62 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $1k a month.
599people
$206kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
40"Snow
205Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 599
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 596 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Detroit, MI
- 17 mi to Lansing, MI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,299/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (512 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,128 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to LAN airport
- 54 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 974 ft
- 455 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 370 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 101 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ingham County: D+30 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
- High 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.