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St. Clair is a big small town of 5,585 people in St. Clair County, Michigan. It's about 44 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,585people
$223kTypical home
$1,113/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
38"Snow
206Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,585
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,900 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Detroit, MI
- 44 mi to Detroit, MI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,407/mo)
- Median rent $1,113/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 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 (223 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (671 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to DTW airport
- 61 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 623 ft
- 392 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 169 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 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
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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