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Milan is a big small town of 5,987 people in Washtenaw County, Michigan. It's about 14 miles from Ann Arbor, MI and 36 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,987people
$247kTypical home
$1,162/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
50"Snow
208Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,987
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,721 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Detroit, MI
- 14 mi to Ann Arbor, MI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,558/mo)
- Median rent $1,162/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (693 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to DTW airport
- 19 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 692 ft
- 411 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 778 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 171 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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