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Hudson is a small town of 2,200 people in Lenawee County, Michigan. It's about 27 miles from Jackson, MI and 73 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $854 a month.
2,200people
$110kTypical home
$854/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
34"Snow
210Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,200
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,004 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Detroit, MI
- 27 mi to Jackson, MI
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$696/mo)
- Median rent $854/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (234 per 100k)
- Low property crime (964 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to TOL airport
- 57 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 935 ft
- 434 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lenawee County: R+23 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