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Swartz Creek is a big small town of 5,853 people in Genesee County, Michigan. It's about 8 miles from Flint, MI and 54 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,853people
$174kTypical home
$1,247/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
49"Snow
208Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,853
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,397 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Detroit, MI
- 8 mi to Flint, MI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,099/mo)
- Median rent $1,247/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (421 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (936 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 32% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to FNT airport
- 57 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 784 ft
- 450 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 346 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Genesee County: D+4 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