Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Michigan ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

A−FlushingSafer than 78% of U.S. towns B−Flat RockSafer than 46% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−FlushingBetter than 54% of districts in the state C+Flat RockBetter than 39% of districts in the state

Health

BFlushingHealthier than 62% of U.S. towns B−Flat RockHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns

14Flushing

7Flat Rock

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #430#148 Highest graduation rateSchools · 540 towns #256#448 SafestSafety · 255 towns #56#146 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #144#394 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #334#565 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #95#264 Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #241#424 Lowest property taxCost of living · 723 towns #499#684

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Flushing’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Flat Rock

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Flushing$1,590/mo

Typical home $243K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.55% · or rent about $944/mo · Housing →

Flat Rock$1,940/mo

Typical home $268K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.38% · or rent about $919/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,100 a year, between Flat Rock and Flushing.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

FlushingFlat Rock

Snow a year40″45″

January low16°F 19°F

July high82°F 84°F

Growing season (days)162d 188d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st 21st

Outdoors & history

FlushingFlat Rock

Trails5 mi 4 mi

Conserved land6.3%4.1%

Settled1835 —

Archive photos—12

Famous people born here—4

Community

FlushingFlat Rock

Library hours a week40 hrs 44 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

73 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FlushingMI Flat RockMI

Flushing ↔ Flat Rock73 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

FlushingFlat Rock

People

Population 8,284Lowest 10,340Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.3%Lowest MI: +2% +6.7%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 39.6±6.6Highest about the MI average 39.3±1.9Lowest about the MI average

Flushing and Flat Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 23.1%±5.9Lowest MI: 21.2% 24.7%±4Highest MI: 21.2%

Flat Rock and Flushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 23.3%±4.3Highest MI: 18.6% 15.3%±2.8Lowest MI: 18.6%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.3%Highest MI: 32.4% 29.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±2.5Lowest MI: 6.1% 6.3%±2.5Highest MI: 6.1%

Flat Rock and Flushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $80,025±$9kLowest 10% above MI $81,585±$10kHighest 12% above MI

Flat Rock and Flushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $204,500±$13kLowest 12% below MI $228,800±$22kHighest about the MI average

Flat Rock and Flushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $944±$81Highest 16% below MI $919±$125Lowest 19% below MI

Flushing and Flat Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,168Lowest 9% above MI $5,455Highest 88% above MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.5%±19.6Highest MI: 50.4% 38.4%±17.3Lowest MI: 50.4%

Flushing and Flat Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 7%Lowest MI: 13.2% 10.3%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.4%Lowest MI: 73.2% 83.2%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 7 yrs older than MI 1985Highest 13 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the MI average 29 minHighest 20% above MI

Work from home 12.9%±4.2Highest MI: 13.5% 9.1%±2.6Lowest MI: 13.5%

Flushing and Flat Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 5.4%Highest 4.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Highest 0.39Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Flint (14%)Detroit (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Flat RockFew work in Flushing

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.3%Highest 4.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 5.3 miHighest 3.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 62.1Highest 48.2Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #389 of 493 in MI #382 of 493 in MI

School district Flushing Community SchoolsFlat Rock Community Schools · Huron School District

High school in town None in townFlat Rock Community High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 17.3

Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Flushing vs Flat Rock

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Flushing places higher on 14 of 22 MI lists

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Flat Rock

What daily life feels like in each

73 miles apart

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