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Milford is a big small town of 6,487 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 23 miles from Ann Arbor, MI and 29 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $364k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,487people
$364kTypical home
$1,173/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
50"Snow
208Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,487
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,647 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Detroit, MI
- 23 mi to Ann Arbor, MI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $364k (≈$2,293/mo)
- Median rent $1,173/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (342 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to FNT airport
- 29 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 919 ft
- 426 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 143 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,729 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 106 bars within 25 mi
- 409 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oakland County: D+11 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