Best PlacesCarrollton, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Carrollton, 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.
Carrollton ranks 48,952nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Carrollton
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.
Carrollton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Carrollton ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 90% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Carrollton ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$35,824 median, better than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Carrollton
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Carrollton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $35,824, 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 Carrollton's effective rate of 1.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Carrollton
Carrollton runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Carrollton.
Who works in Carrollton, and how
Work in Carrollton centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Carrollton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Carrollton.
What the weather is like in Carrollton, month by month
Carrollton sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 62° | 52° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Carrollton
The nearest airport, MBS International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Carrollton
Schools across Carrollton average a D−, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carrollton Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Carrollton High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Carrollton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Carrollton 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 Carrollton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Carrollton
Is Carrollton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Carrollton ranks 48,952nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, few empty homes, and biking, and lowest on car insurance costs and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Carrollton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $63,500. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $35,824 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Carrollton safe?
Carrollton is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $976 per resident a year.
Compare Carrollton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Carrollton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Carrollton 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.
Carrollton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Carrollton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Carrollton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Carrollton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Carrollton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Carrollton 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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