Warm-summer humid continental
Swartz Creek, Michigan
Genesee County, Michigan · Population 5.9k · 791 ft elevation
Living in Swartz Creek
Swartz Creek has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Swartz Creek at a glance
- Population
- 5.9k
- Elevation
- 791 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,456 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $169k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $995/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.43%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 41 per 100k12th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 263 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 16°F | 2.0″ | 15.1″ | 104 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 17°F | 1.7″ | 13.0″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 25°F | 2.0″ | 6.6″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 35°F | 3.1″ | 2.4″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 3.7″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 3.1″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 3.2″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 2.9″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 40°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 169 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 31°F | 2.3″ | 3.3″ | 127 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 11.4″ | 93 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology