Rankings · How Clare ranks in MI
Clare ranks #73 in Michigan for affordability
Clare is ranked on 34 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Lists ranked on
34
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #73 most affordable
Top-quarter finishes
2
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 14% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Clare does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Clare marked.
At a glance
Clare lands in the top half on 6 of 21 lists
Each dot is Clare’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Clare does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
What kind of place
Drier than 89% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Clare’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Drier than 89% of MI towns
DrierWetter
33 in of rain + melted snow a year
Faster-rising prices than 89% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+70.2% in home prices, 5 years
Colder winters than 87% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
14.4° January low
Shorter growing season than 85% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
148 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 76% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
6.3% of homes are seasonal
More seniors than 74% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
23.1% of residents are 65+
Older than 63% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
43.9 median age
Cooler summers than 63% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.3° July high
Fewer kids than 60% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.2% of residents are under 18
Less snow than 51% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
49 in of snow a year
Next door
Clare out-ranks 0 of its 2 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.