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BrittonMI

A town of 652, settled in 1881.

Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0
Population
652
−8.4% since 2010
Typical home
$294K
+5.7% in a year
Household income
$86K
median
Median age
43.7
years
Jobs based here
74
A commuter town
Small town

652 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Britton

Most working residents leave Britton for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Tecumseh (9%), Adrian (7%) and Dundee (5%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Britton2%
Tecumseh9%
Adrian7%
Dundee5%
Ann Arbor4%
21 mi
median commute distance
74
jobs based in Britton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Britton has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°
Spring37–59°
Summer59–82°
Fall42–62°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Britton is

Britton beats the Michigan average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

32 measures vs. Michigan
3 better29 too close to call0 worse
What stands outBrittonMI
Fewer adults without reliable transportation6.9%8.3%
Fewer adults who have had a stroke3.2%3.7%
Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital
9.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 41% of U.S. communities.

41risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
41Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Britton home is worth about $294K

The typical Britton home is worth about $294,000, up 5.7% in a year, 10% above the Michigan typical home.

$294KZillow home value

Typical home value

Britton$294K
Michigan$266K
+5.7%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors

0% of Britton is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Britton: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 503 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. McKinney Park—7
2. Britton Village Park—5
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Britton for work

Where Britton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Tecumseh Tecumseh 9% 7% → Adrian Adrian 7% 5% → Dundee Dundee 5% 4% → Ann Arbor Ann Arbor 4% 4% → Scio Scio 4% 4% → Saline Saline 4% Britton · 2% stay
74jobs based in Britton
2%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

Grace United Methodist Church, 9250 East Monroe Road, Ridgeway Township, Michigan
2010 · Grace United Methodist Church, 9250 East Monroe Road, Ridgeway Township, Michigan · Wikimedia Commons
Britton’s story

145 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

MIMap-doton-BrittonRidgeway Township Britton ElevatorRidgeway Township Britton High School
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Famous people from Britton

4 notable people were born in Britton.

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About Britton

Village in Michigan, United States

Britton is a village in Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 537 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Ridgeway Township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1881
Population
537
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
699 ft
ZIP code
49229

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