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Oakley is a tiny town of 257 people in Saginaw County, Michigan. It's about 22 miles from Saginaw, MI and 75 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $907 a month.
257people
$84kTypical home
$907/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
39"Snow
205Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 257
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 249 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Detroit, MI
- 22 mi to Saginaw, MI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$530/mo)
- Median rent $907/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (670 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,175 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to FNT airport
- 71 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 682 ft
- 472 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 171 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saginaw County: R+3 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