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Vineyard Lake is a small town of 1,031 people in Jackson County, Michigan. It's about 14 miles from Jackson, MI and 61 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $306k and rent runs about $985 a month.
1,031people
$306kTypical home
$985/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
30"Snow
205Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,031
- Part of a metro area
- About 402 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Detroit, MI
- 14 mi to Jackson, MI
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $306k (≈$1,930/mo)
- Median rent $985/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (770 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 13% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to TOL airport
- 45 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 971 ft
- 435 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 220 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.