Middlebury, Michigan

Township in Shiawassee County · population 1,529 (2020 Census)

Median home: $189,600
Household income: $77,344
Jan low / Jul high: 16° / 82°
Snow a year: 38 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 20
Median age: 39.9

Middlebury is a township of 1,529 people in Shiawassee County, Michigan. The median home is worth $189,600, close to the typical Michigan town ($193,900). It ranks easier by car than 95% of Michigan towns, more of a college town than 89% of Michigan towns, better for families than 87% of Michigan towns.

How Middlebury ranks

Percentile among Michigan towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Michigan towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Middlebury is worth $189,600, close to the typical Michigan town ($193,900). Homes cost about 2.5 times the median household income of $77,344, which is more affordable than 74% of Michigan towns. Median rent is $868 a month. 90.5% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Michigan towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Middlebury	Typical Michigan town
Median home value	$189,600	$193,900
Median rent	$868	$955
Median household income	$77,344	$69,792
Home value ÷ income	2.5×	2.8×
Homeownership	90.5%	86.8%
Median year built	1975	1975
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Middlebury

People	Middlebury	Typical Michigan town
Median age	39.9	43.7
Age 65 and over	18.8%	20.7%
Under 18	24.3%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	21.5%
Below the poverty line	7.7%	10.4%
Veterans	7.2%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.4%	—
Work from home	10.3%	9.1%
Average commute	35.0 min	25.6 min
Homes with broadband	85.4%	88.8%

Weather in Middlebury

July highs average 81.9°F and January lows 15.7°F. About 34.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 38.3 inches of snow (typical Michigan town: 52.1 in). Expect about 8 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 149 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Owosso Wwtp station (7.1 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

20 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Middlebury since 1950, compared with 10 for the typical Michigan town. 8 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F4, struck on April 11, 1965 about 7.5 miles from the town center and killed 1. Tornadoes within 10 miles have caused 1 deaths and 20 injuries since 1950. The most recent was on March 30, 2025.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 11 times; the largest was 2.75 inches on June 12, 2021.

Severe weather in Shiawassee County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Shiawassee County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996).

Shiawassee County has been included in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, tornado, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
March 27, 2020	Biological	DR-4494: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3455: Covid-19
September 7, 2005	Hurricane	EM-3225: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
June 30, 2004	Severe Storm	DR-1527: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
January 10, 2001	Snowstorm	EM-3160: Snow

Jobs and pay in Shiawassee County

Shiawassee County had 15,541 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $51,381 a year. Unemployment was 4.3% in 2023; in Middlebury itself the ACS puts it at 6.8%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Middlebury

Ovid, MI
2.9 mi · 1,481 people · home $110,600
Owosso, MI
4.0 mi · 4,765 people · home $180,900
Fairfield, MI
5.5 mi · 652 people · home $192,900
Ovid, MI
6.0 mi · 2,188 people · home $200,700
Sciota, MI
6.5 mi · 1,688 people · home $240,800
Lake Victoria, MI
6.6 mi · 984 people · home $370,800
Elsie, MI
7.0 mi · 930 people · home $114,000
Duplain, MI
7.2 mi · 2,303 people · home $162,000

Middlebury questions

Is Middlebury, Michigan a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Middlebury scores better for retirees than 42% of Michigan towns and quieter than 51%. 18.8% of residents are 65 or older (median age 39.9).

How much does a house cost in Middlebury?

The median owner-occupied home in Middlebury is valued at $189,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $77,344, so homes cost about 2.5 times income. Median rent is $868 a month.

What is the weather like in Middlebury?

July highs average 81.9°F and January lows 15.7°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 34.5 inches of precipitation a year and 38.3 inches of snow.

Does Middlebury get tornadoes?

20 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Middlebury since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F4 on April 11, 1965. The typical Michigan town has had 10.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Middlebury's Census boundary (GEOID 2615553680). Comparisons use the median of Michigan towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

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)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.