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Pittsford is a tiny town of 707 people in Hillsdale County, Michigan. It's about 27 miles from Jackson, MI and 79 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $940 a month.
707people
$106kTypical home
$940/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
38"Snow
210Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 707
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 371 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Detroit, MI
- 27 mi to Jackson, MI
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$667/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (392 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to TOL airport
- 63 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 440 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hillsdale County: R+51 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.