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Rochester Hills is a mid-size city of 77,089 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 20 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $410k and rent runs about $2k a month.
77,089people
$410kTypical home
$1,644/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
38"Snow
208Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 77,089
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,350 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Detroit, MI
- 20 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $410k (≈$2,584/mo)
- Median rent $1,644/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (630 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to DTW airport
- 33 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 794 ft
- 411 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 127 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,343 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 269 bars within 25 mi
- 462 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Oakland County: D+11 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