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Farmington Hills is a mid-size city of 83,515 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 16 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $355k and rent runs about $2k a month.
83,515people
$355kTypical home
$1,551/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
36"Snow
208Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 83,515
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,510 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Detroit, MI
- 16 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $355k (≈$2,235/mo)
- Median rent $1,551/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (778 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to DTW airport
- 19 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 853 ft
- 413 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 154 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,873 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 319 bars within 25 mi
- 618 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 87 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oakland County: D+11 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