01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Michigan levies a state income tax, but retirees get a meaningful break: Social Security benefits are fully exempt from state taxation.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- St. Clair Shores once claimed the title 'Hockeytown USA' before Detroit's NHL team ever latched onto the name.
- The city was home to the United States' first privately owned indoor ice hockey arena, the legendary Gordie Howe Hockeyland.
- Bob Seger, Iggy Pop, and the MC5 all played or hung out at local St. Clair Shores venues before hitting it big.
- From 1927 to 1959, Jefferson Beach Amusement Park here boasted the longest roller coaster in the entire United States.
- The city has 14 miles of canals tucked inside just 14 square miles of total land, basically a mini Venice on Lake St. Clair.
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St. Clair Shores
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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59184
+
Total Population
$
62935
Median Income
$
144500
Median Home
20
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
St. Clair Shores
ranks for retirees?
31
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
96
Healthcare
1
Climate
30
Results
St. Clair Shores
Suitability Breakdown
02 - Income
Annuity Rates Available Here
Fixed annuity rates reach up to
7
% on 5-year terms, with most landing between
5
% and
5
%.
Source · Cannex
96
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
4
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
2
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
2
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Cold / Snowy
climate — summers peak near
82
°F, winters dip to about
20
°F, with roughly
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Cold / Snowy
05 - Risk
Natural Disaster Risk
FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.
Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively High
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