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Pigeon is a small town of 1,100 people in Huron County, Michigan. It's about 35 miles from Bay City, MI and 100 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $853 a month.
1,100people
$120kTypical home
$853/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
43"Snow
197Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,100
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,384 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Detroit, MI
- 35 mi to Bay City, MI
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$757/mo)
- Median rent $853/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (269 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to MBS airport
- 112 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 630 ft
- 430 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Huron County: R+41 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk