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Mount Clemens is a small city of 15,511 people in Macomb County, Michigan. It's about 19 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $847 a month.
15,511people
$179kTypical home
$847/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
32"Snow
206Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,511
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,790 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Detroit, MI
- 19 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,131/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (216 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (828 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to DTW airport
- 36 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 620 ft
- 397 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,831 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 258 bars within 25 mi
- 342 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macomb County: R+14 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk