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Dearborn is a mid-size city of 107,423 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's about 7 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $1k a month.
107,423people
$219kTypical home
$1,327/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
32"Snow
208Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 107,423
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,430 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Detroit, MI
- 7 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,380/mo)
- Median rent $1,327/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,730 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DTW airport
- 10 mi to DTW (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 587 ft
- 399 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 112 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,544 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 300 bars within 25 mi
- 539 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Wayne County: D+29 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk