Flint
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Outdoors in Flint
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About Flint
City in Michigan, United StatesFlint is a city in and the county seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States. The city's population was 81,252 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 79,735 in 2024, making it the most populous city in Genesee County and the 12th-most populous city in Michigan. Located along the Flint River 66 miles (106 km) northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the Central Michigan region. The Flint metropolitan area is located entirely within Genesee County and is the fourth-largest metro area in Michigan, with a population of 406,892 in the 2020 census. Flint was founded as a village by fur trader Jacob Smith in 1819 and became a major lumbering area on the historic Saginaw Trail …
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How Flint ranks
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Housing in Flint
The median sale price was $65,000 in May 2026.
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Safety in Flint
Safety Grade D
Flint reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 94% report less.
Health in Flint
Health Grade D−
Healthier than 1% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Michigan
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 5 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Flint
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Flint
Full climate →Flint has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 52 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Flint
All Flint schools →School Grade D
The public schools Flint’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 95% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MI. Ratings are from neighbors.
Flint’s library
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