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Freeland is a big small town of 7,557 people in Saginaw County, Michigan. It's about 9 miles from Midland, MI and 87 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $266k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,557people
$266kTypical home
$1,245/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
49"Snow
205Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,557
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,147 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 9 mi to Midland, MI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $266k (≈$1,677/mo)
- Median rent $1,245/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (670 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,175 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 43% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MBS airport
- 83 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 476 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 224 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saginaw County: R+3 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