Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 33/100
F
Median home value$179,400
Detroit $249,700
Median rent$847/mo
Detroit $1,207/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
Detroit 29%
Mount Clemens
Macomb County15,511 residents2 school districts
44
D
Suburbgrade score
50th of 54 Detroit suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
44
Detroit median 58
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Mount Clemens is like to live in, by category
Bars show Mount Clemens against Detroit. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 24/100
F
Within-state proficiency12th pct
Detroit median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.8
Detroit median 16.8
Graduation rate67%
Detroit median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Housing cost index78
Detroit 100
Eff. tax rate1.33%
Detroit 1.27%
Local sales tax6.00%
Detroit median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 53/100
C−
Mean commute26.5 min
Detroit 26.0 min
Under 30 minutes63%
Detroit 61%
Transit stops / sq mi3.7
Detroit median 7.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés19
Detroit median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Detroit median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks29
Detroit median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 31/100
F
Median household income$52,310
Detroit $76,664
Unemployment6.8%
Detroit 6.4%
Professional occupations32%
Detroit 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Mount Clemens on schools
Mount Clemens's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Beverly Hills19 mi from Mount ClemensA 80 B+ Birmingham17 mi from Mount ClemensA 77 B Grosse Pointe Woods11 mi from Mount ClemensA− 71 B− Royal Oak15 mi from Mount ClemensA− 76 B Berkley17 mi from Mount ClemensB+ 78 B+ Rochester14 mi from Mount ClemensB+ 72 B− Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Mount Clemens
Is Mount Clemens, MI a good place to live?
Mount Clemens scores 44 out of 100, 50th of 54 Detroit suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Mount Clemens expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $179,400, 28% below the Detroit median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.33%. $847/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Mount Clemens?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Mount Clemens sit at the 12th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 67% graduation rate and a 18.8 student–teacher ratio. Mount Clemens is served by Mount Clemens Community School District and L'Anse Creuse Public Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Mount Clemens?
The mean commute is 26.5 min, with 63% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.4% working from home. Transit density is 3.7 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Mount Clemens?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 19 restaurants and cafés and 29 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Mount Clemens old or new?
The median home in Mount Clemens was built in 1955 — older than the Detroit median of 1968. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 67% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.