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Fairgrove is a tiny town of 547 people in Tuscola County, Michigan. It's about 18 miles from Bay City, MI and 82 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $842 a month.
547people
$79kTypical home
$842/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
43"Snow
197Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 547
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 488 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Detroit, MI
- 18 mi to Bay City, MI
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$496/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (223 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (445 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MBS airport
- 91 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 656 ft
- 448 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 169 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tuscola County: R+43 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