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Lincoln Park is a small city of 39,257 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's about 10 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $1k a month.
39,257people
$131kTypical home
$1,023/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
50"Snow
208Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,257
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,727 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Detroit, MI
- 10 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$826/mo)
- Median rent $1,023/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (627 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,684 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to DTW airport
- 9 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 591 ft
- 395 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,177 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 268 bars within 25 mi
- 449 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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