Living in Goodrich, MI
Goodrich is a small town of 2,022 people in Genesee County, Michigan. It's about 12 miles from Flint, MI and 42 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,022people
$246kTypical home
$1,014/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
50"Snow
208Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,022
- Part of a metro area
- About 921 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Detroit, MI
- 12 mi to Flint, MI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,554/mo)
- Median rent $1,014/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (421 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (936 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to FNT airport
- 49 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 909 ft
- 436 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 647 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 134 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Genesee County: D+4 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