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Woodhaven is a big small town of 12,690 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's about 17 miles from Monroe, MI and 18 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,690people
$232kTypical home
$1,096/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
48"Snow
208Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,690
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,987 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Detroit, MI
- 17 mi to Monroe, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,462/mo)
- Median rent $1,096/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (253 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,672 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DTW airport
- 8 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 600 ft
- 393 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,369 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 220 bars within 25 mi
- 263 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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