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Hazel Park is a big small town of 14,963 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 5 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,963people
$159kTypical home
$1,314/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
31"Snow
208Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,963
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,310 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Detroit, MI
- 5 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $1,314/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,313 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 21% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to DTW airport
- 22 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 640 ft
- 400 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 125 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,731 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 328 bars within 25 mi
- 568 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oakland County: D+11 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