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Dryden is a small town of 1,182 people in Lapeer County, Michigan. It's about 29 miles from Flint, MI and 39 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,182people
$208kTypical home
$1,238/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
39"Snow
208Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,182
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,073 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Detroit, MI
- 29 mi to Flint, MI
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,314/mo)
- Median rent $1,238/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (335 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to FNT airport
- 52 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 938 ft
- 422 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 72 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 622 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lapeer County: R+40 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