Best PlacesConant Gardens, Detroit, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Conant Gardens, 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.
Conant Gardens, Detroit ranks 5,961st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Conant Gardens, 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.
Conant Gardens, Detroit's strengths and weaknesses
Where Conant Gardens, Detroit ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$834 a month, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Short commute20.8 minutes each way, better than 75% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 64% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 63% of neighborhoods
Where Conant Gardens, Detroit ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Conant Gardens, Detroit
A household needs to earn about $17,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Conant Gardens, Detroit home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $32,765, 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 Conant Gardens, Detroit's effective rate of 2.10%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Conant Gardens, Detroit
Conant Gardens, Detroit runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Conant Gardens, Detroit.
Who works in Conant Gardens, Detroit, and how
Work in Conant Gardens, Detroit centers on arts & entertainment and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Conant Gardens, Detroit
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Conant Gardens, Detroit.
What the weather is like in Conant Gardens, Detroit, month by month
Conant Gardens, 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 Conant Gardens, Detroit
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 21 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 Conant Gardens, Detroit
Schools across Conant Gardens, Detroit average a D, better than 15% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Davison Elementarymiddle SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
- Nolan Elementarymiddle SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Pershing High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Conant Gardens, Detroit school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Conant Gardens, 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 Conant Gardens, Detroit against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Conant Gardens, Detroit
Is Conant Gardens, Detroit a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Conant Gardens, Detroit ranks 5,961st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, affordable childcare, and short commutes, and lowest on a weak job market and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Conant Gardens, Detroit expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $56,602. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $32,765 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Conant Gardens, Detroit safe?
Conant Gardens, Detroit is safer than 2% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,398 per resident a year.
Compare Conant Gardens, Detroit with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Conant Gardens, Detroit. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Conant Gardens, 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.
Conant Gardens, Detroit detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Conant Gardens, Detroit: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Conant Gardens, Detroit: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Conant Gardens, Detroit: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Conant Gardens, Detroit: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Conant Gardens, 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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