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Petersburg is a small town of 1,179 people in Monroe County, Michigan. It's about 17 miles from Monroe, MI and 46 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,179people
$216kTypical home
$1,012/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
38"Snow
203Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,179
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,441 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Detroit, MI
- 17 mi to Monroe, MI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,359/mo)
- Median rent $1,012/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (694 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to TOL airport
- 29 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 682 ft
- 406 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 601 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 117 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+27 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk