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Temperance is a big small town of 8,914 people in Monroe County, Michigan. It's about 7 miles from Toledo, OH and 49 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,914people
$250kTypical home
$1,321/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
39"Snow
203Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,914
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,933 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Detroit, MI
- 7 mi to Toledo, OH
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,577/mo)
- Median rent $1,321/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (694 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to TOL airport
- 33 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 627 ft
- 395 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 497 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 114 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+27 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