Living in Dundee, MI
Dundee is a big small town of 5,744 people in Monroe County, Michigan. It's about 15 miles from Monroe, MI and 41 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,744people
$257kTypical home
$1,242/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
39"Snow
203Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,744
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,092 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Detroit, MI
- 15 mi to Monroe, MI
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,623/mo)
- Median rent $1,242/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (694 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to DTW airport
- 24 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 666 ft
- 406 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 717 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 117 bars within 25 mi
- 145 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+27 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk