Best PlacesBoston Edison, Detroit, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Boston Edison, Detroit, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Boston Edison, Detroit ranks 5,853rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Boston Edison, Detroit
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Boston Edison, Detroit's strengths and weaknesses
Where Boston Edison, Detroit ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$834 a month, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Boston Edison, Detroit ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Boston Edison, Detroit
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Boston Edison, Detroit home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,946, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Boston Edison, Detroit's effective rate of 0.98%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Boston Edison, Detroit
Boston Edison, Detroit's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Boston Edison, Detroit.
Who works in Boston Edison, Detroit, and how
Work in Boston Edison, Detroit centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in Boston Edison, Detroit
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Boston Edison, Detroit.
What the weather is like in Boston Edison, Detroit, month by month
Boston Edison, Detroit sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 61° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Boston Edison, Detroit
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 18 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 16.3 million passengers in 2025, with 168 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Boston Edison, Detroit
Schools across Boston Edison, Detroit average a D−, better than 6% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- University Preparatory Art Design ElementaryF · 7% proficient
- Thirkell Elementarymiddle SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Central High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Northwestern High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Boston Edison, Detroit school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Boston Edison, Detroit measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Boston Edison, Detroit against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Boston Edison, Detroit
Is Boston Edison, Detroit a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Boston Edison, Detroit ranks 5,853rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low disaster risk, and biking, and lowest on crime and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Boston Edison, Detroit expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,654. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $42,946 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Boston Edison, Detroit safe?
Boston Edison, Detroit is safer than 1% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,740 per resident a year.
Compare Boston Edison, Detroit with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Boston Edison, Detroit. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Boston Edison, Detroit represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Boston Edison, Detroit detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Boston Edison, Detroit: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Boston Edison, Detroit: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Boston Edison, Detroit: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Boston Edison, Detroit: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Boston Edison, Detroit detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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