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Wolverine Lake is a small town of 4,487 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 23 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,487people
$288kTypical home
$2,051/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
45"Snow
208Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,487
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,567 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Detroit, MI
- 23 mi to Detroit, MI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,816/mo)
- Median rent $2,051/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.3% 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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (391 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to DTW airport
- 24 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 922 ft
- 420 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 149 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,272 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 200 bars within 25 mi
- 510 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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