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Fostoria is a small town of 1,050 people in Tuscola County, Michigan. It's about 23 miles from Flint, MI and 62 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,050people
$123kTypical home
$1,007/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
46"Snow
197Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,050
- Part of a metro area
- About 262 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Detroit, MI
- 23 mi to Flint, MI
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$778/mo)
- Median rent $1,007/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 16 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 45
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to FNT airport
- 72 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 445 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 180 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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