Dearborn vs Melvindale

Dearborn and Melvindale on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

60C

D46

Dearborn ahead by 14Editorial weights

Category by category

DHousingF

Dearborn +20 pts

B−SchoolsF

Dearborn +36 pts

CCost of livingC+

Melvindale +9 pts

BCommuteC

Dearborn +16 pts

B+AmenitiesB+

Dearborn +3 pts

FEmploymentF

Dearborn +15 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$219kMedian home value$126k

$1,327Median rent$1,110

21.7 minMean commute25.1 min

$65kMedian household income$42k

1.64%Effective property tax1.89%

56th pctWithin-state proficiency12th pct

96Restaurants & cafés95

107,423Population12,554

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.