Detroit, MI

🇺🇸 Michigan · Ranked #44 of 182 worldwide

62SCORE

Detroit, MI is a value play, priced well below comparable metros. Here's the full data-driven picture — cost, safety, schools, jobs and climate risk.

Great Lakes water abundance and cheap housing make it a climate haven, but population decline caps momentum.

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The numbers

Median home$267k

Median rent$1,524/mo

Gross rental yield6.8%

Median age40 yrs

How it scores

Climate		66
Affordability		66
Momentum		42
Resilience		74

Livability grades

CSafety

CSchools

B-State

C+Hiking

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