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Huntington Woods is a big small town of 6,328 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 8 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $474k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,328people
$474kTypical home
$2,493/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
35"Snow
208Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,328
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,250 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Detroit, MI
- 8 mi to Detroit, MI
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $474k (≈$2,988/mo)
- Median rent $2,493/mo
- Median household income $190k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (605 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 81% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to DTW airport
- 21 mi to DTW (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 404 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 137 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,774 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 328 bars within 25 mi
- 571 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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