The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Michigan With Little Snow
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 541 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Michigan, scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Grosse Pointe, MI.
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25Wolverine Lake, Michigan
Walkability: 91st percentile · Snow per year (in): 92nd percentile
4,544 people · Oakland County · median home $288,000 · income $92,247 · Jan low 17°F · 36 in snow
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24St. Clair, Michigan
Walkability: 95th percentile · Snow per year (in): 88th percentile
5,464 people · St. Clair County · median home $223,200 · income $69,688 · Jan low 20°F · 38 in snow
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23Utica, Michigan
Walkability: 87th percentile · Snow per year (in): 96th percentile
5,245 people · Macomb County · median home $231,100 · income $58,718 · Jan low 18°F · 33 in snow
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22Marine City, Michigan
Walkability: 96th percentile · Snow per year (in): 88th percentile
4,079 people · St. Clair County · median home $159,800 · income $67,683 · Jan low 16°F · 38 in snow
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21Blissfield, Michigan
Walkability: 86th percentile · Snow per year (in): 98th percentile
3,277 people · Lenawee County · median home $169,900 · income $62,059 · Jan low 17°F · 32 in snow
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20Blissfield, Michigan
Walkability: 85th percentile · Snow per year (in): 100th percentile
3,924 people · Lenawee County · median home $173,500 · income $67,200 · Jan low 17°F · 26 in snow
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19Lapeer, Michigan
Walkability: 91st percentile · Snow per year (in): 94th percentile
9,023 people · Lapeer County · median home $178,400 · income $52,716 · Jan low 15°F · 34 in snow
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18Walled Lake, Michigan
Walkability: 94th percentile · Snow per year (in): 92nd percentile
7,250 people · Oakland County · median home $224,200 · income $72,055 · Jan low 16°F · 36 in snow
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17Fowlerville, Michigan
Walkability: 91st percentile · Snow per year (in): 96th percentile
2,951 people · Livingston County · median home $192,000 · income $45,773 · Jan low 14°F · 33 in snow
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16Northville, Michigan
Walkability: 96th percentile · Snow per year (in): 92nd percentile
6,119 people · Oakland County · median home $465,400 · income $145,530 · Jan low 16°F · 36 in snow
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15Tecumseh, Michigan
Walkability: 88th percentile · Snow per year (in): 100th percentile
8,680 people · Lenawee County · median home $216,700 · income $62,835 · Jan low 15°F · 26 in snow
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14Lathrup Village, Michigan
Walkability: 96th percentile · Snow per year (in): 92nd percentile
4,088 people · Oakland County · median home $310,600 · income $109,893 · Jan low 16°F · 36 in snow
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13Brighton, Michigan
Walkability: 92nd percentile · Snow per year (in): 96th percentile
7,446 people · Livingston County · median home $339,000 · income $80,682 · Jan low 15°F · 33 in snow
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12Dexter, Michigan
Walkability: 92nd percentile · Snow per year (in): 97th percentile
4,500 people · Washtenaw County · median home $421,000 · income $106,637 · Jan low 16°F · 33 in snow
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11Algonac, Michigan
Walkability: 97th percentile · Snow per year (in): 93rd percentile
4,196 people · St. Clair County · median home $199,500 · income $56,820 · Jan low 16°F · 35 in snow
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10Plymouth, Michigan
Walkability: 99th percentile · Snow per year (in): 92nd percentile
9,370 people · Wayne County · median home $448,600 · income $112,145 · Jan low 16°F · 36 in snow
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9Chelsea, Michigan
Walkability: 94th percentile · Snow per year (in): 97th percentile
5,467 people · Washtenaw County · median home $312,700 · income $72,098 · Jan low 16°F · 33 in snow
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8New Haven, Michigan
Walkability: 93rd percentile · Snow per year (in): 98th percentile
6,097 people · Macomb County · median home $209,000 · income $66,125 · Jan low 18°F · 32 in snow
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7Keego Harbor, Michigan
Walkability: 100th percentile · Snow per year (in): 92nd percentile
2,764 people · Oakland County · median home $255,900 · income $64,896 · Jan low 17°F · 36 in snow
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6Huntington Woods, Michigan
Walkability: 99th percentile · Snow per year (in): 95th percentile
6,388 people · Oakland County · median home $473,900 · income $190,150 · Jan low 19°F · 34 in snow
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5Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan
Walkability: 95th percentile · Snow per year (in): 100th percentile
2,647 people · Wayne County · median home $733,500 · income $189,583 · Jan low 17°F · 28 in snow
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4Pleasant Ridge, Michigan
Walkability: 100th percentile · Snow per year (in): 96th percentile
2,627 people · Oakland County · median home $448,700 · income $171,125 · Jan low 20°F · 33 in snow
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3Highland Park, Michigan
Walkability: 98th percentile · Snow per year (in): 99th percentile
8,977 people · Wayne County · median home $79,200 · income $29,309 · Jan low 20°F · 31 in snow
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2Center Line, Michigan
Walkability: 99th percentile · Snow per year (in): 100th percentile
8,552 people · Macomb County · median home $156,600 · income $54,703 · Jan low 20°F · 28 in snow
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1Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Walkability: 100th percentile · Snow per year (in): 100th percentile
5,678 people · Wayne County · median home $436,800 · income $158,853 · Jan low 17°F · 28 in snow
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Same ranking, other places
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)