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Reese is a small town of 1,274 people in Tuscola County, Michigan. It's about 13 miles from Saginaw, MI and 80 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $879 a month.
1,274people
$175kTypical home
$879/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
43"Snow
197Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,274
- Part of a metro area
- About 943 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Detroit, MI
- 13 mi to Saginaw, MI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,102/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (458 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MBS airport
- 87 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 627 ft
- 457 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 196 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tuscola County: R+43 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk