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Harper Woods is a small city of 15,116 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's about 10 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,116people
$157kTypical home
$1,351/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
28"Snow
206Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,116
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,750 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Detroit, MI
- 10 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$991/mo)
- Median rent $1,351/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (623 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,427 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to DTW airport
- 27 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 604 ft
- 392 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 91 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,269 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 292 bars within 25 mi
- 456 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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