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Williamston is a small town of 3,807 people in Ingham County, Michigan. It's about 14 miles from Lansing, MI and 64 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $900 a month.
3,807people
$227kTypical home
$900/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
45"Snow
205Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,807
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,552 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Detroit, MI
- 14 mi to Lansing, MI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,430/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (363 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (692 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LAN airport
- 57 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 459 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 313 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ingham County: D+30 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk