Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 31/100
F
Median home value$149,300
Detroit $249,700
Median rent$982/mo
Detroit $1,207/mo
Cost-burdened households37%
Detroit 29%
Port Huron
St. Clair County28,620 residents2 school districts
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
43rd of 54 Detroit suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
49
Detroit median 58
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Port Huron is like to live in, by category
Bars show Port Huron against Detroit. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Within-state proficiency34th pct
Detroit median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.5
Detroit median 16.8
Graduation rate81%
Detroit median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index72
Detroit 100
Eff. tax rate1.39%
Detroit 1.27%
Local sales tax6.00%
Detroit median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Mean commute20.8 min
Detroit 26.0 min
Under 30 minutes77%
Detroit 61%
Transit stops / sq mi0.4
Detroit median 7.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 59/100
C
Restaurants & cafés40
Detroit median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Detroit median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks44
Detroit median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 21/100
F
Median household income$50,366
Detroit $76,664
Unemployment8.9%
Detroit 6.4%
Professional occupations28%
Detroit 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Port Huron on employment & income
Port Huron's weakest grade is F.
Nothing within 25 miles beats Port Huron on employment & income.
Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Port Huron
Is Port Huron, MI a good place to live?
Port Huron scores 49 out of 100, 43rd of 54 Detroit suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Port Huron expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $149,300, 40% below the Detroit median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.39%. $982/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Port Huron?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Port Huron sit at the 34th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 81% graduation rate and a 15.5 student–teacher ratio. Port Huron is served by Port Huron Area School District and School District Not Defined. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Port Huron?
The mean commute is 20.8 min, with 77% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 5.7% working from home. Transit density is 0.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Port Huron?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 40 restaurants and cafés and 44 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Port Huron old or new?
The median home in Port Huron 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. 73% 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.