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Ruby is a tiny town of 714 people in St. Clair County, Michigan. It's about 51 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $1k a month.
714people
$224kTypical home
$1,105/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
40"Snow
186Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 714
- Part of a metro area
- About 190 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Detroit, MI
- 51 mi to Detroit, MI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,411/mo)
- Median rent $1,105/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 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 32
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to FNT airport
- 68 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 702 ft
- 406 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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