Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 33/100
F
Median home value$157,800
Detroit $249,700
Median rent$974/mo
Detroit $1,207/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
Detroit 29%
Wayne
Wayne County17,310 residentsWayne-Westland Community School District
45
D
Suburbgrade score
49th of 54 Detroit suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
45
Detroit median 58
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Wayne is like to live in, by category
Bars show Wayne against Detroit. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 29/100
F
Within-state proficiency18th pct
Detroit median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.7
Detroit median 16.8
Graduation rate76%
Detroit median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index75
Detroit 100
Eff. tax rate1.51%
Detroit 1.27%
Local sales tax6.00%
Detroit median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 50/100
D+
Mean commute27.2 min
Detroit 26.0 min
Under 30 minutes59%
Detroit 61%
Transit stops / sq mi4.1
Detroit median 7.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 62/100
C
Restaurants & cafés27
Detroit median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Detroit median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks55
Detroit median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 24/100
F
Median household income$59,038
Detroit $76,664
Unemployment10%
Detroit 6.4%
Professional occupations27%
Detroit 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Wayne on employment & income
Wayne's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Beverly Hills19 mi from WayneA 80 B+ Berkley18 mi from WayneA− 78 B+ Grosse Pointe Park25 mi from WayneB+ 69 B− Birmingham20 mi from WayneB 77 B Royal Oak20 mi from WayneB 76 B Ferndale18 mi from WayneB 66 C+ Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Wayne
Is Wayne, MI a good place to live?
Wayne scores 45 out of 100, 49th 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 Wayne expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $157,800, 37% below the Detroit median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.51%. $974/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Wayne?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Wayne sit at the 18th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 76% graduation rate and a 17.7 student–teacher ratio. Wayne is served by Wayne-Westland Community School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Wayne?
The mean commute is 27.2 min, with 59% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.7% working from home. Transit density is 4.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Wayne?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 27 restaurants and cafés and 55 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Wayne old or new?
The median home in Wayne was built in 1958 — 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. 71% 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.