Best PlacesNorth Rosedale Park, Detroit, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Rosedale 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.
North Rosedale Park, Detroit ranks 4,568th 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 North Rosedale 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.
North Rosedale Park, Detroit's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Rosedale Park, Detroit ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$834 a month, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where North Rosedale Park, Detroit ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Rosedale Park, Detroit
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Rosedale Park, Detroit home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,533, 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 North Rosedale Park, Detroit's effective rate of 1.44%, 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 North Rosedale Park, Detroit
North Rosedale Park, Detroit runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Rosedale Park, Detroit.
Who works in North Rosedale Park, Detroit, and how
Work in North Rosedale Park, Detroit centers on education 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 61%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in North Rosedale Park, Detroit
North Rosedale Park, Detroit has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of North Rosedale Park, Detroit and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Rosedale Park, Detroit, month by month
North Rosedale Park, Detroit sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 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 | 59° | 48° | 40° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 47° |
Flying in and out of North Rosedale Park, Detroit
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 15 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 North Rosedale Park, Detroit
Schools across North Rosedale Park, Detroit average a D, better than 18% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Cooke Stem AcademyD− · 15% proficient
- Edison Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Renaissance High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Communication And Media Arts High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Henry Ford High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Rosedale Park, Detroit school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Rosedale 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 North Rosedale Park, Detroit against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North Rosedale Park, Detroit
Is North Rosedale Park, Detroit a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Rosedale Park, Detroit ranks 4,568th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, biking, and civic engagement, 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 North Rosedale Park, Detroit expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $202,418. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $70,533 median income, cost of living beats 54% of neighborhoods.
Is North Rosedale Park, Detroit safe?
North Rosedale Park, Detroit is safer than 8% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $975 per resident a year.
Compare North Rosedale Park, Detroit with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Rosedale Park, Detroit. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Rosedale 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.
North Rosedale Park, Detroit detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Rosedale Park, Detroit: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Rosedale Park, Detroit: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Rosedale Park, Detroit: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Rosedale Park, Detroit: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Rosedale 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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