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West Monroe is a small town of 2,711 people in Monroe County, Michigan. It's part of the Monroe, MI area. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $850 a month.
2,711people
$109kTypical home
$850/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
41"Snow
203Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,711
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,167 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Detroit, MI
- In the Monroe, MI area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$689/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (694 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to DTW airport
- 21 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 591 ft
- 394 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 658 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 125 bars within 25 mi
- 137 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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