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Riverview is a big small town of 12,186 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's about 15 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,186people
$215kTypical home
$1,101/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
51"Snow
208Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,186
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,664 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Detroit, MI
- 15 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,356/mo)
- Median rent $1,101/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (300 per 100k)
- Low property crime (966 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DTW airport
- 8 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 604 ft
- 393 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,730 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 251 bars within 25 mi
- 333 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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