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Pearl Beach is a small town of 4,506 people in St. Clair County, Michigan. It's about 31 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 $302k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,506people
$302kTypical home
$1,054/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
35"Snow
206Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,506
- Part of a metro area
- About 938 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Detroit, MI
- 31 mi to Detroit, MI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $302k (≈$1,903/mo)
- Median rent $1,054/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% 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 54
- 18% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to DTW airport
- 49 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 587 ft
- 387 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 669 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 124 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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