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Richmond is a big small town of 5,855 people in Macomb County, Michigan. It's about 34 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $864 a month.
5,855people
$238kTypical home
$864/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
44"Snow
206Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,855
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,026 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Detroit, MI
- 34 mi to Detroit, MI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,499/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (512 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to FNT airport
- 51 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 725 ft
- 401 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 758 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 136 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macomb County: R+14 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk