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Rochester is a big small town of 12,934 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 21 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $473k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,934people
$473kTypical home
$1,350/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
39"Snow
208Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,934
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,376 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Detroit, MI
- 21 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $473k (≈$2,984/mo)
- Median rent $1,350/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (284 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to DTW airport
- 35 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 410 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 116 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 255 bars within 25 mi
- 425 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
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