Living in Garden City, MI
Suburb in Michigan
Garden City is a suburb in Michigan, home to about 27,000 people, with 2.9 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Garden City a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $213k and rents for $1,720 a month
- Strong healthcare: 6 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
- Mild summers: highs around 82°F
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
- Fewer graduates: 15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
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Key facts
Living in Garden City: common questions
What is the cost of living in Garden City?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $213k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,720 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 100, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Garden City?
Michigan collects about $1,246 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.78% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Garden City safe?
Violent crime is close to the national rate (1.0× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Garden City?
Public schools in Garden City test below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 19 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Garden City?
Garden City has cold winters: winter days average around 35°F and summer days around 82°F, with roughly 31″ of snow a year.
Does Garden City get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding, cold waves and tornadoes: 5 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.51 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Garden City?
The nearest major airport is DTW, about 7 mi away.
How Garden City scores
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