Living in Stockbridge, MI
Stockbridge is a small town of 1,383 people in Ingham County, Michigan. It's about 18 miles from Jackson, MI and 55 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $753 a month.
1,383people
$193kTypical home
$753/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
36"Snow
205Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,383
- Part of a metro area
- About 920 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Detroit, MI
- 18 mi to Jackson, MI
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,214/mo)
- Median rent $753/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (431 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,225 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to LAN airport
- 45 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 945 ft
- 446 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 304 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ingham County: D+30 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