Grand Rapids vs St. Clair Shores
Grand Rapids, MI compared with St. Clair Shores, MI · 144 miles apart
Grand Rapids has 201,183 residents to St. Clair Shores’s 57,872. Grand Rapids comes out ahead on average commute, bachelor's degree +. St. Clair Shores does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Grand Rapids, MI | St. Clair Shores, MI | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 201,183 | 57,872 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,493 | 4,954 |
| Median household income | $69,108 | $73,500 |
| Median home value | $244,500 | $210,700 |
| Median rent | $1,266 | $1,183 |
| Homeownership | 54% | 83.1% |
| Average commute | 19 min | 26.7 min |
| Median age | 32.3 | 43.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 41.6% | 29.7% |
| Poverty rate | 16.9% | 8.4% |
| Unemployment | 5.2% | 4.4% |
| Price to income | 3.5× | 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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