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Homes in Flint
Flint is a city of houses: of its 43,028 homes, 81% are detached, 5% are townhouses and other attached houses and 14% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 55% of homes standing today; 2% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1954. 54% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 24 Michigan cities we have census figures for, Flint has the highest share of older homes. In nearby Pontiac, 33 miles away, 75% of homes were built before 1980, so Flint's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Flint's homes are older than those in 100% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Out-of-square openings
With 94% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Plaster walls and deep casings
38% of homes date from before 1950, when walls were plaster on lath and windows sat in deep wood casings. Plaster cracks if you drive screws carelessly: drill a pilot hole, use fixings made for plaster, and fix into the casing or the framing behind it. A deep casing is good news for an inside mount; measure its depth before you choose a louver size.
Replacement windows
55% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Whole-house orders
With 81% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Flint weather and your shutters
At Flint 7W, MI (4 mi away), July averages a high of 81.9°F and January a low of 16°F. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 8 days a year reach 90°F, 148 nights fall to freezing and 33.1 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Among the Michigan cities we have climate normals for, Flint has the most freezing days.
That's more freezing nights than in 93% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 22 min on the longest day to 9 h on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 70° above the horizon in June and 24° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Flint 7W, MI (temperature) and Flint 7W, MI (precipitation, 4 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.4°F | 16°F | 2.2 in |
| Feb | 32.7°F | 16.4°F | 1.7 in |
| Mar | 42.9°F | 23.8°F | 1.9 in |
| Apr | 56.4°F | 34.6°F | 3.4 in |
| May | 68.2°F | 46.1°F | 3.7 in |
| Jun | 77.8°F | 56.4°F | 3.1 in |
| Jul | 81.9°F | 60.2°F | 3.4 in |
| Aug | 79.1°F | 59.2°F | 3.3 in |
| Sep | 72.7°F | 50.7°F | 2.9 in |
| Oct | 59.8°F | 39.8°F | 3 in |
| Nov | 46.8°F | 30.3°F | 2.4 in |
| Dec | 35.2°F | 22°F | 2.1 in |
Cold winters
With 148 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Flint
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Flint
- Pontiac 33 mi
- Rochester Hills 37 mi
- Novi 39 mi
- Farmington Hills 40 mi
- Troy 41 mi
- Southfield 44 mi
More about shutters in Flint
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Flint’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.