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Zilwaukee is a small town of 1,609 people in Saginaw County, Michigan. It's about 5 miles from Saginaw, MI and 87 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,609people
$95kTypical home
$1,195/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
43"Snow
197Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,609
- Part of a metro area
- About 728 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Detroit, MI
- 5 mi to Saginaw, MI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$601/mo)
- Median rent $1,195/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (670 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,175 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 17% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MBS airport
- 91 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 581 ft
- 468 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 233 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saginaw County: R+3 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