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River Rouge is a big small town of 7,008 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's about 8 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $839 a month.
7,008people
$65kTypical home
$839/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
45"Snow
208Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,008
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,627 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Detroit, MI
- 8 mi to Detroit, MI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$411/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (784 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,066 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 23% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to DTW airport
- 12 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1940
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 568 ft
- 394 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,222 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 276 bars within 25 mi
- 470 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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