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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Michigan

Best sunny, walkable cities in Michigan

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Detroit, MI639k residents

    73/100

    sunny days / year: 185 days · walkability: 55/100 · january low: 20°F

  2. 2.Warren, MI138k residents

    66/100

    sunny days / year: 175 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 20°F

  3. 3.Dearborn, MI107k residents

    65/100

    sunny days / year: 175 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 19°F

  4. 4.Lansing, MI113k residents

    63/100

    sunny days / year: 175 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 17°F

  5. 5.Taylor, MI62k residents

    63/100

    sunny days / year: 175 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 19°F

  6. 6.Muskegon, MI37k residents

    63/100

    sunny days / year: 175 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 21°F

  7. 7.Port Huron, MI29k residents

    62/100

    sunny days / year: 175 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 20°F

  8. 8.Hamtramck, MI28k residents

    62/100

    sunny days / year: 175 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 20°F

  9. 9.Westland, MI84k residents

    61/100

    sunny days / year: 175 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 19°F

  10. 10.Flint, MI80k residents

    61/100

    sunny days / year: 175 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 16°F

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in Michigan?
Detroit, MI ranks first with a fit score of 73/100, followed by Warren (66) and Dearborn (65), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.