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Gibraltar is a small town of 4,873 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's about 16 miles from Monroe, MI and 20 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,873people
$223kTypical home
$1,276/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
49"Snow
208Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,873
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,322 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Detroit, MI
- 16 mi to Monroe, MI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,407/mo)
- Median rent $1,276/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 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 (379 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (831 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DTW airport
- 11 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 587 ft
- 391 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,287 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 208 bars within 25 mi
- 249 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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