Best PlacesFlat Rock Area, Flat Rock, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock ranks 2,727th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock
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.
Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $96,193, 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 Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock's effective rate of 1.61%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock
Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock.
Who works in Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, and how
Work in Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock centers on manufacturing and health care & social. 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 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock.
What the weather is like in Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, month by month
Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 28° | 23° |
| April | 57° | 47° | 39° |
| July | 83° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 63° | 55° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 8 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 Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock
Schools across Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock average a C, better than 38% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Wegienka Elementary SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Yake Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Brown Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brownstown Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Carl T Renton Jr High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Shumate Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodhaven High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Huron High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Oscar A Carlson High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock 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 Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock
Is Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock ranks 2,727th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, quiet, and civic engagement, and lowest on biking and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $275,695. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $96,193 median income, cost of living beats 72% of neighborhoods.
Is Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock safe?
Yes, Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock is safer than 95% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $216 per resident a year.
Compare Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock 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.
Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock 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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