St. Clair County, Michigan
Yale Real Estate and Local Guide
Yale is a rural city of 1,903 residents in northern St. Clair County, surrounded by the farmland of Brockway Township in Michigan's Thumb, and it grew from a settlement first called Brockway Centre that was renamed Yale in 1889 and incorporated as a city in 1905 Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Yale best.
About the area
Living in Yale, MI
Known as the unofficial Bologna Capital of the World, home of Yale Bologna and the annual Yale Bologna Festival.
The housing market
Homes in Yale
- 67.6% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- 64.0% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- Median home value of $112,100.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Yale home
James McColl House
Queen Anne style house at 205 South Main Street built in 1899 for businessman James McColl, the first Yale village president, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985
Yale Bologna Festival
Three day street festival held in downtown Yale on the last full weekend of July since 1989, drawing over 20,000 visitors with a parade, fireworks, a King and Queen of Bologna, and the famed outhouse races
C. Roy, Inc.
Family butcher shop and meat processor that makes the region's famous Yale Bologna, tracing its roots to a Yale meat market opened in 1924
Yale City Park
Public park named Yale Park in the City of Yale, located near Park Drive in the northern part of St. Clair County
Mill Creek
Creek that winds through the City of Yale and surrounding Brockway Township and provides scenic natural areas
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.