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Port Sanilac is a tiny town of 812 people in Sanilac County, Michigan. It's about 64 miles from Flint, MI and 77 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $900 a month.
812people
$159kTypical home
$900/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
41"Snow
186Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 812
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 954 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Detroit, MI
- 64 mi to Flint, MI
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,001/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 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 (129 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to FNT airport
- 93 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 623 ft
- 403 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sanilac County: R+48 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