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Inkster is a small city of 25,428 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's about 13 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $1k a month.
25,428people
$80kTypical home
$1,170/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
40"Snow
208Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,428
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,067 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Detroit, MI
- 13 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$507/mo)
- Median rent $1,170/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 14.0% 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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (1014 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,764 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to DTW airport
- 6 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 403 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 125 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,483 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 297 bars within 25 mi
- 530 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 84 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: D+29 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk