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Sterling Heights is a mid-size city of 133,573 people in Macomb County, Michigan. It's about 14 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $1k a month.
133,573people
$274kTypical home
$1,292/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
32"Snow
208Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 133,573
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,665 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Detroit, MI
- 14 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,730/mo)
- Median rent $1,292/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,146 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to DTW airport
- 30 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 620 ft
- 402 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 113 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,417 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 285 bars within 25 mi
- 478 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macomb County: R+14 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk