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Wyandotte is a small city of 24,489 people in Wayne County, Michigan. It's about 12 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $972 a month.
24,489people
$167kTypical home
$972/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
53"Snow
208Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,489
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,628 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Detroit, MI
- 12 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,052/mo)
- Median rent $972/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (781 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DTW airport
- 10 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 577 ft
- 393 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,986 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 262 bars within 25 mi
- 394 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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