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Walled Lake is a big small town of 7,299 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 22 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,299people
$224kTypical home
$1,419/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
43"Snow
208Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,299
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,304 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Detroit, MI
- 22 mi to Detroit, MI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,414/mo)
- Median rent $1,419/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (618 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to DTW airport
- 23 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 942 ft
- 419 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 149 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,450 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 242 bars within 25 mi
- 536 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oakland County: D+11 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