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Hemlock is a small town of 1,529 people in Saginaw County, Michigan. It's about 14 miles from Midland, MI and 78 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,529people
$222kTypical home
$1,011/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
45"Snow
205Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,529
- Part of a metro area
- About 556 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 14 mi to Midland, MI
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,399/mo)
- Median rent $1,011/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (670 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,175 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MBS airport
- 75 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 650 ft
- 484 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 218 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saginaw County: R+3 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