Living in Shelby, MI
Suburb in Michigan
Shelby is a suburb in Michigan, home to about 80,000 people, with 2.6 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Is Shelby a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $234k and rents for $1,720 a month
- Safe: violent crime is 0.3× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Mild summers: highs around 80°F
- Strong healthcare: 4 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
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Key facts
Living in Shelby: common questions
What is the cost of living in Shelby?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $234k, 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 Shelby?
Michigan collects about $1,246 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.12% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Shelby safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.3× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Shelby?
Public schools in Shelby test above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 23 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Shelby?
Shelby has cold winters: winter days average around 34°F and summer days around 80°F, with roughly 36″ of snow a year.
Does Shelby get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding, tornadoes and cold waves: 4 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.65 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Shelby?
The nearest major airport is DTW, about 35 mi away.
How Shelby scores
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