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Moving and storage go hand in hand. Whether traveling across town or the country, moving is an exciting and fresh start. While Storage Rentals of America is here to help you with all your storage needs, we also want to help you get familiar with the area. That's why we put together this resource guide for Dryden.

About Dryden, MI.

A tiny village of around 900 people, Dryden, MI, offers no shortage of small-town charm. Despite being close to some of Michigan's biggest cities—Detroit is just an hour south, Lansing is 90 minutes to the west—Dryden feels like another world entirely. It's a perfect place for anyone who wants to be close to big-city amenities while living at a slower pace.

Dryden, MI, was first settled in 1836 and incorporated as a village in 1887. It's the center of Dryden Township and has a small, compact downtown district surrounded by miles of picturesque farmland.

What to do in Dryden, MI

Many attractions in the Dryden area revolve around outdoor recreation and agriculture. The area offers several beautiful parks, nature preserves, popular farms, and farmers' markets. Some of the top things to see and do in the Dryden, MI area include:

• Parks and Preserves: Seven Ponds Nature Center is the most well-known park in the Dryden area, with miles of trails and boardwalk that traverse woods, meadows and wetlands. Township Watershed Preserve and General Squier Memorial Park provide additional recreation opportunities.
• Agritourism: Farming is big in the Dryden area! Simple Leaf Farm has an amazing roadside flower stand, while Honeyflow Farm produces local honey and beeswax, and has a you-pick vineyard onsite. You can also sample some tasty local wines at nearby Metamora Vineyards.
• Golf: The rolling landscape of Eastern Michigan is perfect for golf, so it should come as no surprise that Dryden is a great place for golfers. There are more than a dozen golf courses less than 30 minutes from Dryden, including Heather Hills Golf Club, Metamora Golf & Country Club, and Devil's Ridge Golf Club.

Working in Dryden, MI

The Dryden area offers a diverse assortment of traditionally considered blue-collar and white-collar jobs. The most common occupations include office and administrative support, management, and sales. Much of the surrounding rural area is also highly agricultural.

Many of the biggest employers in Dryden (and in Lapeer County as a whole) are large companies like Amazon, General Motors, Deloitte, and Walmart. Due to the proximity of Dryden to Detroit, many of its residents commute to work in or near the city.

Dryden, MI Neighborhoods

While the village of Dryden, MI, is too small to have distinct neighborhoods per se, it is one of several small communities that are fairly close together in Lapeer County. Neighboring villages include:

• Almont: Less than 10 minutes east of Dryden, the village of Altmont is a traditional Midwestern farming community with a population of about 2,600. It was founded in 1883, making it the sixth oldest village in Michigan, and it has a median real estate value of $299,000.
• Imlay City: A small city of around 3,800 people, Imlay City is less than 15 minutes away from Dryden. Imlay City has quiet, tree-lined streets where the median home price is $239,000, and its charming downtown is lined with locally-owned shops and eateries.
• Leonard: With a population of just 400, the tiny village of Leonard is just shy of 10 minutes south of Dryden in Oakland County. The average real estate price is $453,000. Leonard is near the starting point of the Polly Ann Trail, a 34-mile greenway.
• Metamora: With wide-open spaces and a distinctly rural feel, Metamora is characterized by vast, open farmland 10 minutes west of Dryden. The average real estate value is around $369,000, and the village is known for horseback riding and its annual Metamora Days Festival. Just over 500 people call the village home.

Dryden, MI School District

Public schools in Dryden, MI are part of the Dryden Community Schools district. The district includes Dryden Elementary School and Dryden Jr./Sr. High School serves between 400 and 450 students in the Dryden area. The school district has been noted for its excellent student-teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Although there are no colleges or universities in Dryden, students who graduate from Dryden High School can choose among several institutions of higher learning nearby. Mott Community College in Lapeer, MI, is just 20 minutes away, and Dryden is less than an hour's drive from dozens of top-rated colleges in the Greater Detroit Area.

Moving to Dryden, MI Resource Guide

You can always use a little help when moving to a new place! The official Dryden Township website is a great place to start, offering resources like community events, local history, government offices, and the Department of Public Safety. Check out the Lapeer County Parks Department website to learn more about opportunities for outdoor recreation in the Dryden area.

Local water and sewer utilities in Dryden can be set up through the Department of Public Works. The most popular electricity and gas providers in the area are DTE Energy and Consumers Energy.

Dryden, MI Housing

Dryden, MI's median real estate value is approximately $330,000. This is considerably higher than the Michigan average, but also lower than the median home value in the U.S. Many homes for sale in Dryden are large, rural, single-family homes that include large multi-acre plots of land, which partly accounts for why the median price is higher than expected.

Dryden also offers smaller homes to match almost any price range. The average rent in the Dryden area ranges from around $900 for a studio apartment to approximately $2,000 for a full house.