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Lexington is a small town of 1,126 people in Sanilac County, Michigan. It's about 61 miles from Flint, MI and 67 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $686 a month.
1,126people
$185kTypical home
$686/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
40"Snow
186Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,126
- Part of a metro area
- About 815 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Detroit, MI
- 61 mi to Flint, MI
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,163/mo)
- Median rent $686/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (205 per 100k)
People
- Median age 63
- 14% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to FNT airport
- 84 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 650 ft
- 406 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sanilac County: R+48 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk