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A town of 3,946. Healthier than 61% of U.S. towns.

Population
3,946
−1% since 2010
Median home value
$310K
Census ACS
Household income
$94K
median
Median age
48.5
years
Jobs based here
299
A commuter town

What makes Exeter stand out

The thing Exeter does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

95% of working residents leave Exeter for work

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

7% → Monroe Monroe 7% 5% → Romulus Romulus 5% 4% → Frenchtown Frenchtown 4% 4% → Detroit Detroit 4% 4% → Dearborn Dearborn 4% 4% → Ann Arbor Ann Arbor 4% Exeter · 5% stay
299jobs based in Exeter
5%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

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Health

Healthier than 39% of U.S. towns

Exeter beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

C+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
4 better27 too close to call1 worse
What stands outExeterMI
Fewer adults facing food insecurity12.6%15.4%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off7.2%8.7%
More adults with arthritis32.5%29.1%
Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital
9.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
52nd
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Exeter

Most working residents leave Exeter for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Monroe (7%), Romulus (5%) and Frenchtown (4%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

5%work in town

Where working residents work

In Exeter5%
Monroe7%
Romulus5%
Frenchtown4%
Detroit4%
19 mi
median commute distance
299
jobs based in Exeter
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Exeter 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°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–62°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.

43risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
43Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 2011
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0.7% of Exeter is conserved land

0.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.7%conserved
0.7%
conserved · 171 of 23,319 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Maybee Park—10
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Exeter

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Exeter Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,927 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
3,927
Area
37 sq mi
Elevation
633 ft

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