Detroit–Warren–Dearborn

54 cities and suburbs across Detroit, each scored out of 100 on the same national scales. The metro's median home is $249,700 and its mean commute 26.0 min. Beverly Hills scores highest overall at 80. Pontiac leads on cost of living.

Places

Median score

Poll responses

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Coverage

54 places
in Detroit

One of 50 metros graded so far, on the same national scales.

10 mi

20 mi

30 mi

Downtown Detroit

Downtown Warren

Beverly Hills

Birmingham

Troy

Novi

Rochester Hills

Farmington Hills

Livonia

Ferndale

Trenton

Sterling Heights

Wixom

Dearborn

Allen Park

Riverview

Wyandotte

Fenton

Howell

Westland

Taylor

Port Huron

Flat Rock

Wayne

Pontiac

Dot size = overall scoreA B C D Positions plotted from place centroids · rings measured from Downtown Detroit

Every suburb of Detroit, ranked

#	Place	Score	Hous	Scho	Cost	Comm	Amen	Empl	Resi
1	Beverly Hills	80 B+	A	A	D+	A−	B−	A	—
2	Berkley	78 B+	B	B+	C+	B+	A−	A−	—
3	Birmingham	77 B	A−	A	D−	A−	A−	B	—
4	Royal Oak	76 B	C+	A−	B−	B+	A	B	—
5	Rochester	72 B−	B−	B+	C	C+	B	B	—
6	Troy	72 B−	B	B+	C	B−	B−	B−	—
7	Grosse Pointe Woods	71 B−	B+	A−	D+	B	C	C+	—
8	Novi	71 B−	B	A−	C−	C	B+	B−	—
9	Rochester Hills	70 B−	B	B	C	C+	C+	B−	—
10	Farmington	69 B−	C	B	C+	B	B	C+	—
11	Grosse Pointe Park	69 B−	B	B+	D	B	C−	B+	—
12	Clawson	68 B−	C	C+	B−	B+	B+	C	—
13	Farmington Hills	68 B−	C+	B	C	B−	B+	C+	—
14	Livonia	66 C+	C+	B	B−	C	C+	C	—
15	Ferndale	66 C+	C−	D−	C+	A−	A−	B	—
16	Madison Heights	65 C+	D+	C	B+	B−	A−	C	—
17	Trenton	64 C+	D+	B	B−	C	B+	C−	—
18	Sterling Heights	63 C+	C−	B−	B	C	B−	D	—
19	Fraser	63 C+	D	B−	B	B−	B+	D+	—
20	Wixom	62 C	D+	B	B	C−	C−	C+	—
21	Dearborn	60 C	D	B−	C	B	B+	F	—
22	Allen Park	60 C	C−	D	C+	C+	A−	C−	—
23	Riverview	60 C	D+	C−	B−	C	B	C−	—
24	South Lyon	59 C	C+	B	C+	F	D	B−	—
25	Woodhaven	59 C	D+	C	B−	C	B	D−	—
26	Wyandotte	59 C	D−	D+	B	C+	B+	C−	—
27	Fenton	58 C	D+	B−	B	D−	B−	D−	—
28	Southgate	57 C−	D−	F	B−	B−	A	D+	—
29	New Baltimore	57 C−	C	B−	B−	F	D−	C+	—
30	Hazel Park	57 C−	D	D−	B−	B−	B+	D+	—
31	Howell	57 C−	D	B−	B	D−	C−	C−	—
32	St. Clair Shores	56 C−	C−	D+	B	C	D	C−	—
33	Oak Park	55 C−	D+	F	C+	B	B+	F	—
34	Dearborn Heights	55 C−	D	D+	C+	C+	B	F	—
35	Westland	55 C−	D−	D	B+	C	B	D−	—
36	Auburn Hills	54 C−	D+	F	B	B	C−	C−	—
37	Garden City	54 C−	D	D	B	C−	B	F	—
38	Southfield	54 C−	D	D+	C+	B−	C	D−	—
39	Warren	53 C−	D	D	B−	C+	C+	F	—
40	Roseville	53 C−	D−	D	B−	C	B	D−	—
41	Lincoln Park	52 D+	F	F	B	C	A−	F	—
42	Taylor	51 D+	D−	F	B	B−	B	F	—
43	Port Huron	49 D+	F	D	B	C+	C	F	—
44	Flat Rock	49 D+	D+	D	C+	D−	D	D	—
45	Harper Woods	48 D+	D−	F	D+	C	B−	F	—
46	Eastpointe	46 D	D−	F	C+	C	B−	F	—
47	Hamtramck	46 D	F	F	B+	C+	B−	F	—
48	Melvindale	46 D	F	F	C+	C	B+	F	—
49	Wayne	45 D	F	F	B	D+	C	F	—
50	Mount Clemens	44 D	F	F	B+	C−	C−	F	—
51	Romulus	44 D	D−	F	B−	C−	F	D−	—
52	Pontiac	44 D	F	F	B+	B−	C	F	—
53	Detroit	42 D−	F	F	B−	C+	B	F	—
54	Inkster	38 D−	F	F	C	D+	C+	F	—

— for Residents: fewer than 8 poll responses, so the category is not yet counted. Those places' overall scores are computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. 54 of 54 are currently below the threshold.

Six Detroit lists

Best Detroit suburbs for families Most affordable Detroit suburbs Best Detroit suburbs for schools Shortest commutes to Downtown Detroit Most walkable Detroit suburbs Best Detroit suburbs for young professionals

8 head-to-heads

Detroit vs Hamtramck Warren vs Madison Heights Sterling Heights vs Fraser Dearborn vs Melvindale Livonia vs Farmington Troy vs Clawson Westland vs Garden City Farmington Hills vs Farmington

5 guides

What "median home value" hides when you compare suburbsWhat a school proficiency percentile actually measuresWhat a two-mile amenity count can and cannot seeReading an effective property tax rateWhat the scores deliberately do not coverAll guides →