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St. Clair Shores, MI vs Philadelphia, PA

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- Household income in Philadelphia, is 20% less than it is in St. Clair Shores and is 31% below the National Average.
- St. Clair Shores unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Philadelphia unemployment rate is 10.6%.
 St. Clair Shores, MIPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,836  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,649$69,021
 Family Median Income$85,914  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. Clair Shores, MIPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. Clair Shores, MIPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.0%13.1%
Reviews for St. Clair Shores    3 Reviews

I have lived in SCS since 2002. In that time SCS is slowly doing down hill. SCS have three school districts and for a city of its size that's two too many. The  More

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Over 11 years ago

Overall, the city is clean, nice and safe. However, if you are in your 20s, you will hate St. Clair Shores. There is pretty much nothing to do here, and the population  More

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Over 16 years ago

many choices for diffeernt budgets and  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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