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PinckneyMI

A town of 1,911. A typical home worth about $406K.

Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0
Population
1,911
−0.5% since 2010
Typical home
$406K
+3.6% in a year
Household income
$97K
median
Median age
44.6
years
Jobs based here
574
A commuter town

What makes Pinckney stand out

The 3 things Pinckney does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Pinckney for work

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

16% → Ann Arbor Ann Arbor 16% 6% → Putnam Putnam 6% 5% → Pittsfield Pittsfield 5% 4% → Brighton Brighton 4% 3% → Hamburg Hamburg 3% 3% → Scio Scio 3% Pinckney · 4% stay
574jobs based in Pinckney
4%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

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Housing

A typical Pinckney home is worth about $406K

The typical Pinckney home is worth about $406,000, up 3.6% in a year, 52% above the Michigan typical home.

$406KZillow home value

Typical home value

Pinckney$406K
Michigan$266K
+3.6%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 81% of U.S. towns

Pinckney reports less crime per resident than 81% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

A−Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Pinckney0.4
Michigan4.3
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Pinckney6
Michigan13
U.S.15.5
81st
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
82nd
percentile among MI towns
1
violent crimes reported in 2025
14
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 17% of U.S. communities.

17risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
17Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Pinckney

Most working residents leave Pinckney for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Ann Arbor (16%), Putnam (6%) and Pittsfield (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Pinckney4%
Ann Arbor16%
Putnam6%
Pittsfield5%
Brighton4%
18 mi
median commute distance
574
jobs based in Pinckney
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 75% of U.S. towns

Pinckney beats the Michigan average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

B+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
13 better18 too close to call1 worse
What stands outPinckneyMI
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth6.2%10.2%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.2%15.4%
More binge drinkers18.6%15.9%
Chelsea Hospital
10.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
86th
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Pinckney has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

33″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–33°
Spring36–57°
Summer58–81°
Fall40–61°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

1% of Pinckney is conserved land

0.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

1%conserved
Map of Pinckney: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1%
conserved · 10 of 1,063 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Church Park—5
2. Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park—2
3. Town Square Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Pinckney

Village in Michigan, United States

Pinckney is a village in Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,415 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Putnam Township. Among the first American pioneers in the area around Pinckney were William Kirkland and his family, who moved from New York in the late 1820s. Kirkland named the community after his brother, Charles Pinckney Kirkland. Platted in 1837, Pinckney was incorporated as a village in 1883.

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

Population
2,415
Area
1.7 sq mi
Elevation
902 ft
ZIP code
48169

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