Best PlacesFranklin Park, Detroit, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Franklin Park, 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.
Franklin Park, Detroit ranks 5,894th 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 Franklin Park, 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.
Franklin Park, Detroit's strengths and weaknesses
Where Franklin Park, Detroit ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$834 a month, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
- Short commute22.5 minutes each way, better than 63% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 62% of neighborhoods
Where Franklin Park, Detroit ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Household income$33,587 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Franklin Park, Detroit
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Franklin Park, Detroit home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $33,587, 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 Franklin Park, Detroit's effective rate of 1.86%, 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 Franklin Park, Detroit
Franklin Park, Detroit runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Franklin Park, Detroit.
Who works in Franklin Park, Detroit, and how
Work in Franklin Park, Detroit centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Franklin Park, Detroit
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Franklin Park, Detroit.
What the weather is like in Franklin Park, Detroit, month by month
Franklin Park, Detroit sees roughly 64 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 Franklin Park, Detroit
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 Franklin Park, Detroit
Schools across Franklin Park, Detroit average a D, better than 16% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Dixon Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Henderson AcademyF · 10% proficient
- Detroit Innovation AcademyF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Cody High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Way Academy Chicago SiteD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Franklin Park, Detroit school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Franklin Park, 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 Franklin Park, Detroit against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Franklin Park, Detroit
Is Franklin Park, Detroit a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Franklin Park, Detroit ranks 5,894th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, affordable childcare, and quiet, 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 Franklin Park, Detroit expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $60,654. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $33,587 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Franklin Park, Detroit safe?
Franklin Park, Detroit is safer than 4% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,185 per resident a year.
Compare Franklin Park, Detroit with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Franklin Park, Detroit. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Franklin Park, 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.
Franklin Park, Detroit detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Franklin Park, Detroit: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Franklin Park, Detroit: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Franklin Park, Detroit: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Franklin Park, Detroit: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Franklin Park, 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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