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Saline is a big small town of 9,006 people in Washtenaw County, Michigan. It's about 7 miles from Ann Arbor, MI and 37 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $341k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,006people
$341kTypical home
$1,054/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
57"Snow
208Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,006
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,078 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Detroit, MI
- 7 mi to Ann Arbor, MI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $341k (≈$2,152/mo)
- Median rent $1,054/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (708 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to DTW airport
- 22 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 814 ft
- 418 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 791 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 187 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washtenaw County: D+44 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