Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 42/100
D−
Median home value$166,900
Detroit $249,700
Median rent$972/mo
Detroit $1,207/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Detroit 29%
Wyandotte
Wayne County24,489 residentsWyandotte School District of The City of
59
C
Suburbgrade score
26th of 54 Detroit suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
59
Detroit median 58
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Wyandotte is like to live in, by category
Bars show Wyandotte against Detroit. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Within-state proficiency45th pct
Detroit median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.2
Detroit median 16.8
Graduation rate81%
Detroit median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Housing cost index78
Detroit 100
Eff. tax rate1.78%
Detroit 1.27%
Local sales tax6.00%
Detroit median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Mean commute24.4 min
Detroit 26.0 min
Under 30 minutes66%
Detroit 61%
Transit stops / sq mi8.8
Detroit median 7.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 79/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés100
Detroit median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Detroit median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks102
Detroit median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median household income$71,987
Detroit $76,664
Unemployment3.5%
Detroit 6.4%
Professional occupations36%
Detroit 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Wyandotte on housing & affordability
Wyandotte's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Beverly Hills22 mi from WyandotteA 80 B+ Birmingham23 mi from WyandotteA− 77 B Grosse Pointe Woods21 mi from WyandotteB+ 71 B− Berkley20 mi from WyandotteB 78 B+ Grosse Pointe Park16 mi from WyandotteB 69 B− Livonia17 mi from WyandotteC+ 66 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Wyandotte
Is Wyandotte, MI a good place to live?
Wyandotte scores 59 out of 100, 26th of 54 Detroit suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Wyandotte expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $166,900, 33% below the Detroit median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.78%. $972/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Wyandotte?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Wyandotte sit at the 45th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 81% graduation rate and a 17.2 student–teacher ratio. Wyandotte is served by Wyandotte School District of The City of. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Wyandotte?
The mean commute is 24.4 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 8.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Wyandotte?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 100 restaurants and cafés and 102 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Wyandotte old or new?
The median home in Wyandotte was built in 1951 — 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. 81% 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.