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Algonac is a small town of 4,139 people in St. Clair County, Michigan. It's about 33 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $910 a month.
4,139people
$200kTypical home
$910/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
35"Snow
206Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,139
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,917 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Detroit, MI
- 33 mi to Detroit, MI
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,258/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (284 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (907 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to DTW airport
- 50 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 584 ft
- 384 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 466 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Clair County: R+35 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk