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Ida is a small town of 1,050 people in Monroe County, Michigan. It's about 9 miles from Monroe, MI and 41 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,050people
$284kTypical home
$1,059/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
39"Snow
203Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,050
- Part of a metro area
- About 425 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Detroit, MI
- 9 mi to Monroe, MI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,792/mo)
- Median rent $1,059/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (694 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to DTW airport
- 24 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 627 ft
- 400 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 631 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 106 bars within 25 mi
- 129 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+27 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.