Best PlacesEast Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn, 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.
East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn ranks 5,263rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn
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.
East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$834 a month, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Short commute19.2 minutes each way, better than 84% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
Where East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Household income$35,293 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $35,293, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn's effective rate of 1.70%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn
East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn 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 East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn.
Who works in East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn, and how
Work in East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn
East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn, month by month
East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 12 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 East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn
Schools across East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn average a C+, better than 68% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Miller Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Geer Park Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
- Salina Elementary P 3F · 4% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dearborn Stem Middle SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Top high schools
- Henry Ford Early Collegeadvanced ManufacturingC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn 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 East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn
Is East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn ranks 5,263rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, walkability, and affordable childcare, and lowest on car insurance costs and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,134. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $35,293 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn safe?
East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn is safer than 21% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $737 per resident a year.
Compare East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn 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.
East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn 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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