Auburn Hills, MI: how dark is the sky here?

Satellite radiance puts Auburn Hills in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Auburn Hills's sky is brighter than 76.1% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Auburn Hills is from a meaningfully darker sky

4 miles from Auburn Hills, straight-line, sits Rochester Hills, MI, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Auburn Hills's own suburban band.

Rochester Hills, MI is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Auburn Hills compares nationally

About 26,047 people live in Auburn Hills, MI, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Auburn Hills places 2,426 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.