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St. Clair Shores is a mid-size city of 58,140 people in Macomb County, Michigan. It's about 13 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
58,140people
$211kTypical home
$1,183/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
30"Snow
206Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 58,140
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,977 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Detroit, MI
- 13 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,329/mo)
- Median rent $1,183/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (802 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to DTW airport
- 31 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 584 ft
- 393 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,931 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 276 bars within 25 mi
- 386 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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