Cost of Living in St. Clair County, MI
30 cities and townships in St. Clair County, ranked on what a typical home costs a month (the median rent and the median owner cost with a mortgage, averaged) as a share of the median household income, smallest first. St. Clair County as a whole: $1,029 median rent, $224,600 median home value, $71,270 household income.
30 ranked
- 1 Wales Township 16.3% of income
- 2 Emmett Township 16.4% of income
- 3 Berlin Township 17.0% of income
- 4 Fort Gratiot 17.5% of income
- 5 Grant Township 17.9% of income
- 6 Marine City 18.0% of income
- 7 Clay Township 18.3% of income
- 8 Cottrellville 18.7% of income
- 9 Clyde Township 19.0% of income
- 10 Casco Township 19.4% of income
- 11 ST Clair Township 19.9% of income
- 12 Capac 20.0% of income
- 13 Mussey Township 20.2% of income
- 14 Columbus Township 20.2% of income
- 15 Riley Township 20.6% of income
- 16 China Township 21.3% of income
- 17 Kimball 21.3% of income
- 18 Greenwood Township 21.6% of income
- 19 Brockway Township 21.6% of income
- 20 East China Township 21.7% of income
- 21 Lynn Township 21.9% of income
- 22 ST Clair 22.2% of income
- 23 Marysville 22.3% of income
- 24 Algonac 22.4% of income
- 25 Yale 22.7% of income
- 26 Burtchville Township 22.9% of income
- 27 Ira Township 23.8% of income
- 28 Port Huron Township 24.7% of income
- 29 Port Huron 25.3% of income
- 30 Kenockee Township 31.8% of income
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St. Clair County cost of living questions
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What is the most affordable place to live in St. Clair County?
Wales Township: a typical home there costs about $1,227 a month, 16.3% of the median household income of $90,417.
How are these places ranked?
On a typical home's monthly cost (the median gross rent and the median owner cost with a mortgage, averaged) times twelve, over the median household income. Places with fewer than 1,000 people are left out.
Where do the numbers come from?
The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for each city, township and village. They are medians, and today's listings and rents can differ.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.