Best PlacesMorningside, Detroit, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Morningside, 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.
Morningside, Detroit ranks 5,769th 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 Morningside, 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.
Morningside, Detroit's strengths and weaknesses
Where Morningside, Detroit ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$834 a month, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 59% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 59% of neighborhoods
Where Morningside, Detroit ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- School gradeF, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Morningside, Detroit
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Morningside, Detroit home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,925, 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 Morningside, Detroit's effective rate of 1.48%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Morningside, Detroit
Morningside, Detroit 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 Morningside, Detroit.
Who works in Morningside, Detroit, and how
Work in Morningside, Detroit centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Morningside, Detroit
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Morningside, Detroit.
What the weather is like in Morningside, Detroit, month by month
Morningside, 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 Morningside, 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 Morningside, Detroit
Schools across Morningside, Detroit average an F, better than 5% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lewis Maire Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- J E Clark Preparatory AcademyD− · 12% proficient
- Hamilton AcademyD− · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Denby High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- 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 Morningside, Detroit school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Morningside, 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 Morningside, Detroit against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Morningside, Detroit
Is Morningside, Detroit a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Morningside, Detroit ranks 5,769th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, affordable childcare, and heat safety, and lowest on car insurance costs and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Morningside, Detroit expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,733. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $52,925 median income, cost of living beats 25% of neighborhoods.
Is Morningside, Detroit safe?
Morningside, Detroit is safer than 4% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,183 per resident a year.
Compare Morningside, Detroit with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Morningside, Detroit. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Morningside, 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.
Morningside, Detroit detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Morningside, Detroit: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Morningside, Detroit: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Morningside, Detroit: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Morningside, Detroit: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Morningside, 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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