Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
St. Clair Township grades B overall, 320th among Michigan's 697 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 80% of the state's and natural-hazard risk is low. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $93K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $335K for a typical one and 4.4 times the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. Wadhams Road-Pine River Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. 94% of households own their home in St. Clair Township, above both the Michigan town median (84%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Where St. Clair Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| St Clair Middle School | 5–8 | 614 |
| St Clair High School | 9–12 | 715 |
Wadhams Road-Pine River BridgeWhere St. Clair Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far St. Clair Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,530 in 1860, 5,464 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 6 maps from 1928 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Clair Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in St. Clair Township.
Its public schools are run by the East China School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is St Clair High School, with 715 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Clair Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 614 | B− |
| St Clair High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 715 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
St. Clair Township has 946 jobs for its 3,405 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 1,216 in 2011 to 946.
Most working residents leave St. Since 2011, St. Clair Township has lost 270 jobs, to 946 in 2021. 5.3% of St. Clair Township residents live below the poverty line.
| St. Clair Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in St. Clair Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Clair Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
81% of adults had a checkup this year in St. Clair Township. Clair Township beats the Michigan average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in St. Clair Township.
| St. Clair Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.4% | 6.5% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | St. Clair Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. The median age in St. Clair Township is 47.2 years. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| St. Clair Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.2 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 19% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| St. Clair Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.6% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.9% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.6% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.3% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.4% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.4% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
1.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is St. Clair Township State Game Area, at 109 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. St. Clair Township State Game Area | — | 109 |
| 2. St. Clair Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Clair Township
About 2 of every 100 St. Clair Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
City in Michigan, United States
St. Clair is a city in St. Clair County in the eastern "Thumb" of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, St. Clair had a population of 5,464. The city is located on the St. Clair River near the southeast corner of St. Clair Township .
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5 towns share a border with St. Clair Township.
Kimball Township next door grades lower for schools (B− to St. Clair Township’s A−) and higher for cost of living (A− to C).
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair Township | #320 | B | C | — | A− | B |
| St. Clair | #114 | A | B− | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Kimball Township | #388 | B− | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Marysville | #126 | A− | B | B+ | A | B |
| China Township | #293 | B | B | — | A− | B |
| Columbus Township | #336 | B | C | — | A− | B+ |
St. Clair Township, Kimball Township, China Township and Columbus Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare St. Clair Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. St. Clair Township grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #320 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.