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Spring Arbor is a small town of 2,275 people in Jackson County, Michigan. It's about 8 miles from Jackson, MI and 75 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $948 a month.
2,275people
$225kTypical home
$948/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
41"Snow
205Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,275
- Part of a metro area
- About 819 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Detroit, MI
- 8 mi to Jackson, MI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $948/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (251 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 37% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LAN airport
- 61 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,011 ft
- 454 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Jackson County: R+21 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.