Best PlacesMount Carmel, Wyandotte, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Carmel, Wyandotte, 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.
Mount Carmel, Wyandotte ranks 4,100th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Carmel, Wyandotte
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.
Mount Carmel, Wyandotte's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Carmel, Wyandotte ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$834 a month, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Mount Carmel, Wyandotte ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Carmel, Wyandotte
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Carmel, Wyandotte home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,980, 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 Mount Carmel, Wyandotte's effective rate of 1.87%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mount Carmel, Wyandotte
Mount Carmel, Wyandotte's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Mount Carmel, Wyandotte.
Who works in Mount Carmel, Wyandotte, and how
Work in Mount Carmel, Wyandotte centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mount Carmel, Wyandotte
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Carmel, Wyandotte.
What the weather is like in Mount Carmel, Wyandotte, month by month
Mount Carmel, Wyandotte sees roughly 80 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 Mount Carmel, Wyandotte
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 10 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 Mount Carmel, Wyandotte
Schools across Mount Carmel, Wyandotte average a C, better than 34% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Washington Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Garfield Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodrow Wilson SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Roosevelt High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Carmel, Wyandotte school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Carmel, Wyandotte 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 Mount Carmel, Wyandotte against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mount Carmel, Wyandotte
Is Mount Carmel, Wyandotte a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Carmel, Wyandotte ranks 4,100th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low disaster risk, and affordable childcare, and lowest on property taxes 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 Mount Carmel, Wyandotte expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $164,261. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $72,980 median income, cost of living beats 52% of neighborhoods.
Is Mount Carmel, Wyandotte safe?
Mount Carmel, Wyandotte is safer than 49% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $495 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Carmel, Wyandotte with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Carmel, Wyandotte. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Carmel, Wyandotte 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.
Mount Carmel, Wyandotte detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Carmel, Wyandotte: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Carmel, Wyandotte: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Carmel, Wyandotte: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Carmel, Wyandotte: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Carmel, Wyandotte 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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