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Oak Park is a small city of 29,318 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 7 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $1k a month.
29,318people
$212kTypical home
$1,396/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
34"Snow
208Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,318
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,696 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Detroit, MI
- 7 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,339/mo)
- Median rent $1,396/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,636 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to DTW airport
- 19 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 669 ft
- 404 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 135 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,811 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 324 bars within 25 mi
- 581 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 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