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Detroit is a big city of 638,530 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's part of the Detroit, MI area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $1k a month.
638,530people
$84kTypical home
$1,074/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
35"Snow
208Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 638,530
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,603 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Detroit, MI area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$529/mo)
- Median rent $1,074/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (1646 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,877 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DTW airport
- 17 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 650 ft
- 397 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 111 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,652 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 317 bars within 25 mi
- 545 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
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