These Are The 10 Best Neighborhoods In Detroit, MI For 2018

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Do you like your neighborhood? Is it friendly, and where everyone knows their neighbors? No matter if you live in the sticks or in an apartment building in downtown Detroit, you have a little pocket that you can call home. And each neighborhood is different.

Smaller neighborhoods usually have obvious benefits — less crime, a slower pace of life, and a lower cost of living. But not all Detroit neighborhoods are created equal. Some are better than others. But which ones?

Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in Detroit are the best. If you’re in one of the places we’re about to highlight, odds are you know you’ve got it made.

Here are the best neighborhoods in Detroit for 2018:

Read on to see how we determined the places around Detroit that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you’re interested in the worst neighborhoods in Detroit.

If you’re thinking of moving to elsewhere in Michigan check out:

How do you determine the top neighborhoods in Detroit for 2018?

In order to rank the best neighborhoods in Detroit, we had to determine what criteria defines a ‘best’.

Using crime, census, and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:

High incomes
Low unemployment rates
Low crime
High home prices
High population densities (A proxy for things to do)

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We limited the analysis to neighborhoods with over 1,000 people.

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 67 in each category, where 1 was the best.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a best neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest best neighborhood index the ‘Best City Neighborhood In Detroit.’ We’re lookin’ at you, North Rosedale Park.

Read on below to learn more about what it’s like to live in the best places Detroit has to offer. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from best to worst.

1. North Rosedale Park

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Population: 5,051
Median Income: $70,326
Median Home Value: $74,625

Rosedale Park is a historic district located in Detroit, Michigan. It is roughly bounded by Fenkell, Outer Drive, Grand River Avenue, Southfield Freeway, Glastonbury Avenue, Lyndon Street and Westwood Drive. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. The Rosedale Park district has the largest number of individual properties of any district nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan, with 1533.
More on North Rosedale Park: Real Estate | Data

2. University District

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Population: 2,589
Median Income: $91,180
Median Home Value: $134,175

University District is a neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Located one mile west of Woodward Avenue, the University District is named for its neighbor to the south, the University of Detroit Mercy. The neighborhood is bounded on the north by residential Seven Mile Road, on the south by McNichols Road and the UDM campus, and on the east by the Detroit Golf Club and Golf Club Estates. The western boundary is Livernois Avenue: once known to Detroiters as ‘the Avenue of Fashion’, this commercial boulevard of small shops is becoming Gallery Row, home to a growing collection of art galleries and art-related businesses.
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3. Bagley

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Population: 12,087
Median Income: $40,140
Median Home Value: $59,413

The Bagley community is an area in Northwest Detroit whose boundaries are West Outer Drive to the north, Livernois Avenue to the east, West McNichols to the south, and Wyoming Avenue to the west. The community’s name is likely derived from Bagley Elementary School, which is the lone public school within the community.
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4. Martin Park

Population: 4,540
Median Income: $40,253
Median Home Value: $49,525

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5. Aviation

Population: 3,890
Median Income: $37,286
Median Home Value: $56,175

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6. Detroit Golf

Population: 1,433
Median Income: $80,087
Median Home Value: $179,340

The Detroit Golf Club is a private golf club located in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan in the middle of a neighborhood area on north side of the city near the University of Detroit Mercy and Palmer Woods Historic District. Bert Way designed the original 6-hole course, then it gradually improved to 9 holes, and finally Donald Ross built the current 36-hole course. The club grounds crew maintains two courses. The North and the South Course. The head pro is Jon Gates. On October 10, 2010 the club and sponsors have expressed interest in a PGA Tour event to be held possibly in the future.
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7. Woodbridge

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Population: 2,189
Median Income: $41,324
Median Home Value: $112,300

Woodbridge is a historic neighborhood of primarily Victorian homes located in Detroit, Michigan. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, with later boundary increases in 1997 and 2008. In addition to its historic value, Woodbridge is also notable for being an intact neighborhood of turn-of-the-century homes within walking or biking distance of Detroit’s Downtown, Midtown, New Center, and Corktown neighborhoods.
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8. Art Center

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Population: 1,791
Median Income: $31,560
Median Home Value: $60,050

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9. Millenium Village

Population: 1,179
Median Income: $40,171
Median Home Value: $86,100

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10. Grandmont-Rosedale

Population: 10,954
Median Income: $34,435
Median Home Value: $54,164

Putting A Bow On Our Analysis Of Detroit

If you’re measuring the neighborhoods in Detroit where crime is low and everyone wants to live, this is an accurate list.

If you’re curious, here are the worst places in Detroit:

Petosky-Otsego
Brightmoor
Kranz Woods

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Detailed List Of The Best Neighborhoods In Detroit

Rank	Neighborhood	Population	Home Prices	Crimes Per 100k	Unemployment Rate
1	North Rosedale Park	5,051	$74,625	5,573	10.3%
2	University District	2,589	$134,175	2,708	11.8%
3	Bagley	12,087	$59,413	7,163	15.0%
4	Martin Park	4,540	$49,525	8,093	10.4%
5	Aviation	3,890	$56,175	7,518	12.7%
6	Detroit Golf	1,433	$179,340	2,708	12.2%
7	Woodbridge	2,189	$112,300	6,079	13.2%
8	Art Center	1,791	$60,050	5,274	11.1%
9	Millenium Village	1,179	$86,100	6,547	10.0%
10	Grandmont-Rosedale	10,954	$54,164	8,055	12.1%
11	Lafayette Park	5,101	$56,400	6,721	11.1%
12	Sherwood Forest	1,164	$174,400	2,708	6.5%
13	Rosedale Park	3,346	$70,875	5,088	9.3%
14	Indian Village	1,581	$220,350	2,708	6.2%
15	Morningside	15,845	$55,032	8,259	12.9%
16	Berg-Lasher	4,379	$62,320	7,694	13.3%
17	Virginia Park	2,117	$75,433	8,073	14.4%
18	Belmont	2,256	$63,850	7,910	9.5%
19	Brush Park	1,645	$62,800	6,275	16.8%
20	East English Village	3,819	$52,238	7,618	12.5%
21	Grandmont	2,403	$48,933	6,636	9.7%
22	Castle Rouge	2,126	$40,950	8,358	12.3%
23	Regent Park	4,614	$50,011	8,003	13.5%
24	Russell Woods	3,140	$50,675	8,815	18.1%
25	Wayne State	3,651	$61,050	7,537	10.9%
26	Conner Creek Ind	1,206	$62,167	8,580	12.6%
27	Mohican Regent	2,885	$36,475	8,729	11.1%
28	Boynton	6,914	$47,264	8,769	11.3%
29	Jefferson Chalmers	5,969	$55,786	8,181	13.0%
30	Grixdale	1,008	$48,550	7,858	20.1%
31	Eight Mile Wyoming	3,483	$52,400	9,210	13.0%
32	Southwest Detroit	14,956	$37,845	9,811	11.4%
33	Islandview	5,140	$56,757	8,637	12.8%
34	Springwells	13,760	$37,950	9,816	13.3%
35	Elmwood Park	6,768	$49,520	8,331	13.5%
36	Fishkorn	3,325	$53,720	8,714	12.2%
37	Midtown	7,192	$55,333	7,746	8.7%
38	West Village	1,100	$56,600	6,978	9.1%
39	Park	4,104	$49,480	7,745	9.9%
40	Downtown	4,399	$31,260	4,408	6.2%
41	Minock Park	1,069	$57,350	8,100	16.8%
42	Fitzgerald	6,286	$49,290	9,534	14.4%
43	Lasalle College Park	3,179	$42,975	9,513	17.6%
44	Chandler Park	1,788	$34,733	9,333	14.1%
45	Conant Gardens	1,139	$51,550	8,653	22.3%
46	Ravendale	2,317	$37,860	9,197	13.9%
47	Warrendale	18,565	$33,445	9,660	17.5%
48	Blackstone Park	2,446	$44,433	8,088	12.1%
49	Barton-Mcfarland	8,925	$39,908	9,319	15.8%
50	Jefferies	1,210	$96,300	7,710	7.2%
51	Lasalle Gardens	1,430	$40,400	9,138	16.7%
52	Franklin Park	10,422	$35,436	9,484	15.9%
53	Pulaski	5,563	$33,350	9,839	18.5%
54	Briggs	1,533	$29,433	10,295	14.8%
55	Core City	3,359	$44,800	9,281	13.1%
56	Hubbard-Richard	2,026	$39,300	8,190	9.3%
57	Greensbriar	3,016	$36,025	9,834	22.1%
58	Nw Goldberg	1,596	$47,875	9,794	11.4%
59	The Eye	3,443	$29,375	9,865	15.8%
60	Van Steuban	6,100	$33,050	9,596	17.4%
61	Grandale	6,196	$38,773	9,304	9.9%
62	Weatherby	2,092	$34,100	9,983	23.4%
63	Five Points	2,712	$32,150	9,256	18.2%
64	Riverdale	4,895	$29,570	9,290	16.7%
65	Kranz Woods	4,090	$34,620	9,964	22.9%
66	Brightmoor	9,811	$31,350	9,663	16.2%
67	Petosky-Otsego	8,585	$31,467	9,989	17.2%