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Grand Blanc is a big small town of 7,987 people in Genesee County, Michigan. It's about 7 miles from Flint, MI and 46 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 $236k and rent runs about $919 a month.
7,987people
$236kTypical home
$919/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
50"Snow
208Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,987
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,211 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Detroit, MI
- 7 mi to Flint, MI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,485/mo)
- Median rent $919/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (756 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to FNT airport
- 51 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 441 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 482 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 106 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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