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Highland Park is a big small town of 8,628 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's part of the Detroit, MI area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $688 a month.
8,628people
$79kTypical home
$688/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
34"Snow
208Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,628
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,904 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Detroit, MI area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$499/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (2298 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,972 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 18% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to DTW airport
- 19 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 650 ft
- 398 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 116 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,688 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 325 bars within 25 mi
- 551 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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