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Northville is a big small town of 6,069 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 17 miles from Ann Arbor, MI and 20 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $465k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,069people
$465kTypical home
$1,623/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
40"Snow
208Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,069
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,976 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Detroit, MI
- 17 mi to Ann Arbor, MI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $465k (≈$2,935/mo)
- Median rent $1,623/mo
- Median household income $146k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (583 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DTW airport
- 17 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 948 ft
- 416 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 147 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,526 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 265 bars within 25 mi
- 565 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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