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Marine City is a small town of 4,028 people in St. Clair County, Michigan. It's about 38 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $944 a month.
4,028people
$160kTypical home
$944/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
38"Snow
206Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,028
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,868 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Detroit, MI
- 38 mi to Detroit, MI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,008/mo)
- Median rent $944/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (587 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 17% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to DTW airport
- 55 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 587 ft
- 387 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 275 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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