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Royal Oak is a mid-size city of 57,950 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 9 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $329k and rent runs about $1k a month.
57,950people
$329kTypical home
$1,381/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
35"Snow
208Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 57,950
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,914 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Detroit, MI
- 9 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $329k (≈$2,073/mo)
- Median rent $1,381/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (737 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 17% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to DTW airport
- 23 mi to DTW (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 666 ft
- 404 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 138 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,752 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 325 bars within 25 mi
- 567 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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