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Ecorse is a big small town of 9,064 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's about 9 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $840 a month.
9,064people
$65kTypical home
$840/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
49"Snow
208Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,064
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,195 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Detroit, MI
- 9 mi to Detroit, MI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$412/mo)
- Median rent $840/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (784 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,066 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DTW airport
- 11 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 584 ft
- 394 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,160 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 268 bars within 25 mi
- 452 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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