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Detroit vs St. Clair Shores

Detroit, MI compared with St. Clair Shores, MI · 13 miles apart

Detroit has 649,095 residents to St. Clair Shores’s 57,872. Detroit comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. St. Clair Shores does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Detroit, MI St. Clair Shores, MI
Population 649,095 57,872
Density (per sq mi) 4,679 4,954
Median household income $39,938 $73,500
Median home value $83,900 $210,700
Median rent $1,074 $1,183
Homeownership 50.3% 83.1%
Average commute 24.8 min 26.7 min
Median age 35.2 43.8
Bachelor's degree + 18.1% 29.7%
Poverty rate 32.7% 8.4%
Unemployment 14% 4.4%
Price to income 2.1× 2.9×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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