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Rockwood is a small town of 3,161 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's about 13 miles from Monroe, MI and 23 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,161people
$189kTypical home
$1,037/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
46"Snow
208Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,161
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,253 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Detroit, MI
- 13 mi to Monroe, MI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,189/mo)
- Median rent $1,037/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (325 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,040 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DTW airport
- 11 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 594 ft
- 391 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,046 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 174 bars within 25 mi
- 199 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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