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Perry is a small town of 2,073 people in Shiawassee County, Michigan. It's about 19 miles from Lansing, MI and 65 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,073people
$164kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
42"Snow
205Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,073
- Part of a metro area
- About 798 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Detroit, MI
- 19 mi to Lansing, MI
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,034/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (422 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to LAN airport
- 61 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 886 ft
- 462 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 370 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
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