Best PlacesEast English Village, Detroit, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East English Village, 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.
East English Village, Detroit ranks 5,255th 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 East English Village, 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.
East English Village, Detroit's strengths and weaknesses
Where East English Village, Detroit ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$834 a month, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
Where East English Village, Detroit ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East English Village, Detroit
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East English Village, Detroit home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,484, 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 East English Village, Detroit's effective rate of 1.64%, 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 4 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 English Village, Detroit
East English Village, Detroit runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East English Village, Detroit.
Who works in East English Village, Detroit, and how
Work in East English Village, Detroit centers on health care & social 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 77%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in East English Village, Detroit
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East English Village, Detroit.
What the weather is like in East English Village, Detroit, month by month
East English Village, Detroit sees roughly 79 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 East English Village, Detroit
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 25 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 English Village, Detroit
Schools across East English Village, Detroit average a D−, better than 11% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lewis Maire Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Carleton Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- J E Clark Preparatory AcademyD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brownell Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- East English Village Preparatory Academy At FinneyF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East English Village, Detroit school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East English Village, 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 East English Village, Detroit against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East English Village, Detroit
Is East English Village, Detroit a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East English Village, Detroit ranks 5,255th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, affordable childcare, and cell coverage, 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 East English Village, Detroit expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,205. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $63,484 median income, cost of living beats 48% of neighborhoods.
Is East English Village, Detroit safe?
East English Village, Detroit is safer than 8% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,018 per resident a year.
Compare East English Village, Detroit with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East English Village, Detroit. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East English Village, 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.
East English Village, Detroit detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East English Village, Detroit: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East English Village, Detroit: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East English Village, Detroit: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East English Village, Detroit: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East English Village, 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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