Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 40/100
D−
Median home value$152,600
Detroit $249,700
Median rent$1,101/mo
Detroit $1,207/mo
Cost-burdened households27%
Detroit 29%
Taylor
Wayne County62,081 residentsTaylor School District
51
D+
Suburbgrade score
42nd of 54 Detroit suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
51
Detroit median 58
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Taylor is like to live in, by category
Bars show Taylor against Detroit. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 30/100
F
Within-state proficiency19th pct
Detroit median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.7
Detroit median 16.8
Graduation rate65%
Detroit median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Housing cost index79
Detroit 100
Eff. tax rate1.59%
Detroit 1.27%
Local sales tax6.00%
Detroit median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Mean commute21.5 min
Detroit 26.0 min
Under 30 minutes71%
Detroit 61%
Transit stops / sq mi4.1
Detroit median 7.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 73/100
B
Restaurants & cafés80
Detroit median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Detroit median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks53
Detroit median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 31/100
F
Median household income$61,081
Detroit $76,664
Unemployment7.0%
Detroit 6.4%
Professional occupations25%
Detroit 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Taylor on schools
Taylor's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Beverly Hills21 mi from TaylorA 80 B+ Birmingham22 mi from TaylorA 77 B Grosse Pointe Woods24 mi from TaylorA− 71 B− Novi21 mi from TaylorA− 71 B− Royal Oak20 mi from TaylorA− 76 B Berkley19 mi from TaylorB+ 78 B+ Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Taylor
Is Taylor, MI a good place to live?
Taylor scores 51 out of 100, 42nd of 54 Detroit suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Taylor expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $152,600, 39% below the Detroit median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.59%. $1,101/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Taylor?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Taylor sit at the 19th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 65% graduation rate and a 16.7 student–teacher ratio. Taylor is served by Taylor School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Taylor?
The mean commute is 21.5 min, with 71% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 10% working from home. Transit density is 4.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Taylor?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 80 restaurants and cafés and 53 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Taylor old or new?
The median home in Taylor was built in 1963 — 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. 78% 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.