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Deckerville is a small town of 1,042 people in Sanilac County, Michigan. It's about 58 miles from Bay City, MI and 81 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $811 a month.
1,042people
$82kTypical home
$811/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
44"Snow
186Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,042
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 836 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Detroit, MI
- 58 mi to Bay City, MI
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$518/mo)
- Median rent $811/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to FNT airport
- 96 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 824 ft
- 410 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sanilac County: R+48 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk