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North Branch is a small town of 1,166 people in Lapeer County, Michigan. It's about 29 miles from Flint, MI and 59 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $735 a month.
1,166people
$152kTypical home
$735/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
41"Snow
197Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,166
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 809 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Detroit, MI
- 29 mi to Flint, MI
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$959/mo)
- Median rent $735/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (438 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to FNT airport
- 71 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 824 ft
- 437 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lapeer County: R+40 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