Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median home value$228,800
Detroit $249,700
Median rent$919/mo
Detroit $1,207/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Detroit 29%
Flat Rock
Wayne County10,340 residents2 school districts
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
44th of 54 Detroit suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
49
Detroit median 58
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Flat Rock is like to live in, by category
Bars show Flat Rock against Detroit. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 45/100
D
Within-state proficiency47th pct
Detroit median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.9
Detroit median 16.8
Graduation rate78%
Detroit median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Housing cost index101
Detroit 100
Eff. tax rate1.85%
Detroit 1.27%
Local sales tax6.00%
Detroit median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 39/100
D−
Mean commute29.0 min
Detroit 26.0 min
Under 30 minutes53%
Detroit 61%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Detroit median 7.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 47/100
D
Restaurants & cafés29
Detroit median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Detroit median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks17
Detroit median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 45/100
D
Median household income$81,585
Detroit $76,664
Unemployment7.3%
Detroit 6.4%
Professional occupations42%
Detroit 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Flat Rock on commute & transport
Flat Rock's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Dearborn15 mi from Flat RockB 60 C Taylor9 mi from Flat RockB− 51 D+ Southgate8 mi from Flat RockB− 57 C− Dearborn Heights16 mi from Flat RockC+ 55 C− Detroit21 mi from Flat RockC+ 42 D− Hamtramck23 mi from Flat RockC+ 46 D Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Flat Rock
Is Flat Rock, MI a good place to live?
Flat Rock scores 49 out of 100, 44th of 54 Detroit suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Flat Rock expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $228,800, 8% below the Detroit median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.85%. $919/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Flat Rock?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Flat Rock sit at the 47th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 78% graduation rate and a 16.9 student–teacher ratio. Flat Rock is served by Flat Rock Community Schools and Gibraltar School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Flat Rock?
The mean commute is 29.0 min, with 53% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.1% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Flat Rock?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 29 restaurants and cafés and 17 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Flat Rock old or new?
The median home in Flat Rock was built in 1985 — newer than the Detroit median of 1968. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 66% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.