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St. Clair Shores, MI Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

St. Clair Shores, MI Housing Market Trends

With a population of 57,742, 27,295 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $227,333, house prices in St. Clair Shores are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in St. Clair Shores, accounting for 81.11% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in St. Clair Shores include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 10.02%), row houses and other attached homes ( 5.35%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 3.17%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in St. Clair Shores. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 82.66% of St. Clair Shores's homes, and 70.23% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. St. Clair Shores's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 73.71% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in St. Clair Shores include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 18.07%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 5.85%). There's also some housing in St. Clair Shores built between 2000 and later ( 2.37%).

St. Clair Shores Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, St. Clair Shores has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. St. Clair Shores real estate appreciated 120.10% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.21%, putting St. Clair Shores in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, St. Clair Shores definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, St. Clair Shores appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, St. Clair Shores's appreciation rate has been 4.71%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in St. Clair Shores were at -0.26%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -1.02%.

Relative to Michigan, our data show that St. Clair Shores's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in Michigan.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within St. Clair Shores differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in St. Clair Shores - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best St. Clair Shores real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$227,333

St. Clair Shores, MI Home Prices
> $1,260,000
$946,001 - $1,260,000
$630,001 - $946,000
$504,001 - $630,000
$378,001 - $504,000
$252,001 - $378,000
$126,001 - $252,000
$63,001 - $126,000
$0 - $63,000
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
3.8%
3.8%
28.0%
28.0%
54.7%
54.7%
6.0%
6.0%
2.9%
2.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Michigan

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

27,295

St. Clair Shores Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,787 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
82.7%
82.7%
17.3%
17.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
3.8%
3.8%
96.2%
96.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
2.4%
2.4%
18.1%
18.1%
73.7%
73.7%
5.9%
5.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
81.1%
81.1%
5.3%
5.3%
3.2%
3.2%
10.0%
10.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.6%
1.6%
6.7%
6.7%
20.3%
20.3%
62.0%
62.0%
8.3%
8.3%
1.2%
1.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes