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Manchester is a small town of 2,522 people in Washtenaw County, Michigan. It's about 18 miles from Ann Arbor, MI and 50 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $840 a month.
2,522people
$232kTypical home
$840/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
37"Snow
205Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,522
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,186 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Detroit, MI
- 18 mi to Ann Arbor, MI
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,463/mo)
- Median rent $840/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (989 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to DTW airport
- 35 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 892 ft
- 429 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 432 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washtenaw County: D+44 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk