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Leslie is a small town of 2,129 people in Ingham County, Michigan. It's about 14 miles from Jackson, MI and 68 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,129people
$150kTypical home
$1,057/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
39"Snow
205Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,129
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,659 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Detroit, MI
- 14 mi to Jackson, MI
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$944/mo)
- Median rent $1,057/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (801 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LAN airport
- 57 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 942 ft
- 457 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 342 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ingham County: D+30 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk