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Mount Morris is a small town of 3,117 people in Genesee County, Michigan. It's about 6 miles from Flint, MI and 59 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,117people
$87kTypical home
$1,001/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
44"Snow
197Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,117
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,715 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Detroit, MI
- 6 mi to Flint, MI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$546/mo)
- Median rent $1,001/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" 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
- High violent crime (1089 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,652 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to FNT airport
- 65 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 774 ft
- 452 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 324 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Genesee County: D+4 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