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Westland is a mid-size city of 83,633 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's about 15 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $1k a month.
83,633people
$185kTypical home
$1,158/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
38"Snow
208Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 83,633
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,093 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Detroit, MI
- 15 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,164/mo)
- Median rent $1,158/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,206 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to DTW airport
- 7 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 673 ft
- 406 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 128 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,473 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 293 bars within 25 mi
- 523 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 83 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: D+29 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk