Warm-summer humid continental
Wixom, Michigan
Oakland County, Michigan · Population 17k · 935 ft elevation
Living in Wixom
Wixom has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wixom at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 935 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,513 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $336k63th percentile
- Median rent
- $974/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.29%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%70th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 73%
- Violent crime rate
- 114 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 882 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1818th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 15°F | 2.1″ | 9.8″ | 120 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 15°F | 1.9″ | 10.6″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 24°F | 2.2″ | 4.7″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 35°F | 3.1″ | 1.5″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 46°F | 3.7″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 3.6″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 3.2″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 3.5″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 2.9″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 30°F | 2.6″ | 2.3″ | 136 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 21°F | 2.1″ | 7.1″ | 98 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