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Middletown is a tiny town of 799 people in Shiawassee County, Michigan. It's about 23 miles from Flint, MI and 67 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 $91k and rent runs about $869 a month.
799people
$91kTypical home
$869/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
39"Snow
205Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 799
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,704 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Detroit, MI
- 23 mi to Flint, MI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$572/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (675 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to FNT airport
- 67 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 748 ft
- 464 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 261 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shiawassee County: R+23 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