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St. Charles is a small town of 1,934 people in Saginaw County, Michigan. It's about 13 miles from Saginaw, MI and 80 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $460 a month.
1,934people
$119kTypical home
$460/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
43"Snow
205Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,934
- Part of a metro area
- About 924 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 13 mi to Saginaw, MI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$747/mo)
- Median rent $460/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (519 per 100k)
- Low property crime (979 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to MBS airport
- 75 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 614 ft
- 477 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 244 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saginaw County: R+3 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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