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Waldron is a tiny town of 603 people in Hillsdale County, Michigan. It's about 36 miles from Jackson, MI and 81 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $850 a month.
603people
$84kTypical home
$850/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
32"Snow
210Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 603
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 603 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Detroit, MI
- 36 mi to Jackson, MI
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$528/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (392 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to TOL airport
- 64 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 896 ft
- 433 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hillsdale County: R+51 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk