Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 27/100
F
Median home value$131,000
Detroit $249,700
Median rent$989/mo
Detroit $1,207/mo
Cost-burdened households38%
Detroit 29%
Hamtramck
Wayne County27,743 residentsHamtramck School District of The City of
46
D
Suburbgrade score
47th of 54 Detroit suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
46
Detroit median 58
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Hamtramck is like to live in, by category
Bars show Hamtramck against Detroit. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 33/100
F
Within-state proficiency15th pct
Detroit median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.8
Detroit median 16.8
Graduation rate72%
Detroit median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Housing cost index75
Detroit 100
Eff. tax rate0.92%
Detroit 1.27%
Local sales tax6.00%
Detroit median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Mean commute23.9 min
Detroit 26.0 min
Under 30 minutes68%
Detroit 61%
Transit stops / sq mi20
Detroit median 7.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés49
Detroit median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries10
Detroit median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks67
Detroit median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 6/100
F
Median household income$39,293
Detroit $76,664
Unemployment13%
Detroit 6.4%
Professional occupations23%
Detroit 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Hamtramck on employment & income
Hamtramck's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Beverly Hills13 mi from HamtramckA 80 B+ Berkley10 mi from HamtramckA− 78 B+ Grosse Pointe Park7 mi from HamtramckB+ 69 B− Rochester20 mi from HamtramckB 72 B− Birmingham13 mi from HamtramckB 77 B Royal Oak9 mi from HamtramckB 76 B Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Hamtramck
Is Hamtramck, MI a good place to live?
Hamtramck scores 46 out of 100, 47th of 54 Detroit suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Hamtramck expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $131,000, 48% below the Detroit median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.92%. $989/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Hamtramck?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Hamtramck sit at the 15th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 72% graduation rate and a 14.8 student–teacher ratio. Hamtramck is served by Hamtramck School District of The City of. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Hamtramck?
The mean commute is 23.9 min, with 68% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.2% working from home. Transit density is 20 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Hamtramck?
Within two miles there are 10 groceries, 49 restaurants and cafés and 67 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Hamtramck old or new?
The median home in Hamtramck was built in 1939 or earlier — older 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. 69% 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.