IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Morrice, MI
Morrice is a small town of 1,550 people in Shiawassee County, Michigan. It's about 21 miles from Lansing, MI and 63 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,550people
$122kTypical home
$1,010/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
42"Snow
205Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
Is Morrice right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 1,550
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,190 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Detroit, MI
- 21 mi to Lansing, MI
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$769/mo)
- Median rent $1,010/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 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 35
- 39% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to LAN airport
- 60 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 889 ft
- 460 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 387 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 102 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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