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Plymouth is a big small town of 9,214 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's about 15 miles from Ann Arbor, MI and 19 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $449k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,214people
$449kTypical home
$1,217/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
45"Snow
208Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,214
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,165 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Detroit, MI
- 15 mi to Ann Arbor, MI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $449k (≈$2,829/mo)
- Median rent $1,217/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (563 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to DTW airport
- 12 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 735 ft
- 412 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 137 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,482 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 273 bars within 25 mi
- 548 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 84 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: D+29 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk