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Whitmore Lake is a big small town of 7,878 people in Washtenaw County, Michigan. It's about 10 miles from Ann Arbor, MI and 33 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,878people
$288kTypical home
$1,329/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
55"Snow
208Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,878
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,643 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Detroit, MI
- 10 mi to Ann Arbor, MI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,814/mo)
- Median rent $1,329/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (989 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to DTW airport
- 25 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 426 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 111 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,252 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 295 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washtenaw County: D+44 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