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Wixom is a small city of 17,295 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 20 miles from Ann Arbor, MI and 24 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $365k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,295people
$365kTypical home
$1,035/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
44"Snow
208Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,295
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,893 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Detroit, MI
- 20 mi to Ann Arbor, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $365k (≈$2,303/mo)
- Median rent $1,035/mo
- Median household income $65k
- 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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (856 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 17% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to DTW airport
- 23 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 935 ft
- 421 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 153 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,269 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 181 bars within 25 mi
- 530 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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