Living in Fowlerville, MI
Fowlerville is a small town of 2,918 people in Livingston County, Michigan. It's about 25 miles from Lansing, MI and 53 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,918people
$192kTypical home
$1,043/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
38"Snow
205Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,918
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,263 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Detroit, MI
- 25 mi to Lansing, MI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,211/mo)
- Median rent $1,043/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (781 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to FNT airport
- 48 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 896 ft
- 449 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 372 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+24 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