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Howell is a big small town of 10,021 people in Livingston County, Michigan. It's about 25 miles from Ann Arbor, MI and 45 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $266k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,021people
$266kTypical home
$1,177/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
33"Snow
208Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,021
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,008 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Detroit, MI
- 25 mi to Ann Arbor, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $266k (≈$1,675/mo)
- Median rent $1,177/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 33" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (430 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to FNT airport
- 40 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 938 ft
- 441 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 478 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 136 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+24 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