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Owosso is a big small town of 14,632 people in Shiawassee County, Michigan. It's about 25 miles from Flint, MI and 69 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $784 a month.
14,632people
$133kTypical home
$784/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
38"Snow
205Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,632
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,788 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Detroit, MI
- 25 mi to Flint, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$836/mo)
- Median rent $784/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (552 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,306 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to FNT airport
- 68 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 745 ft
- 466 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 257 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Shiawassee County: R+23 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