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Holly is a big small town of 5,964 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 16 miles from Flint, MI and 39 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $992 a month.
5,964people
$192kTypical home
$992/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
55"Snow
208Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,964
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,107 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Detroit, MI
- 16 mi to Flint, MI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,213/mo)
- Median rent $992/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 55" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (494 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to FNT airport
- 43 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 925 ft
- 435 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 108 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 913 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 220 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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