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Garden City is a small city of 26,739 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's about 13 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,739people
$169kTypical home
$1,150/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
36"Snow
208Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,739
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,561 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Detroit, MI
- 13 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,064/mo)
- Median rent $1,150/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (375 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (820 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DTW airport
- 8 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 640 ft
- 405 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 134 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,525 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 303 bars within 25 mi
- 544 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 85 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: D+29 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk