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South Lyon is a big small town of 11,950 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 13 miles from Ann Arbor, MI and 29 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,950people
$295kTypical home
$1,310/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
54"Snow
208Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,950
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,194 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Detroit, MI
- 13 mi to Ann Arbor, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,858/mo)
- Median rent $1,310/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (400 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to DTW airport
- 23 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 929 ft
- 423 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 131 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,571 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 104 bars within 25 mi
- 360 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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