Best PlacesWarrendale, Detroit, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Warrendale, 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.
Warrendale, Detroit ranks 5,879th 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 Warrendale, 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.
Warrendale, Detroit's strengths and weaknesses
Where Warrendale, Detroit ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$834 a month, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Short commute21.3 minutes each way, better than 72% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 63% of neighborhoods
Where Warrendale, Detroit ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Household income$29,592 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Warrendale, Detroit
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Warrendale, Detroit home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $29,592, 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 Warrendale, Detroit's effective rate of 1.57%, 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 Warrendale, Detroit
Warrendale, 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 Warrendale, Detroit.
Who works in Warrendale, Detroit, and how
Work in Warrendale, Detroit centers on retail trade 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 89%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Warrendale, Detroit
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Warrendale, Detroit.
What the weather is like in Warrendale, Detroit, month by month
Warrendale, Detroit sees roughly 63 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 Warrendale, Detroit
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 11 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 Warrendale, Detroit
Schools across Warrendale, Detroit average a D, better than 13% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Duvall Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- River Oaks Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Dixon Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dearborn Stem Middle SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Top high schools
- Henry Ford Early CollegeB− · 45% proficient
- Henry Ford Early Collegeadvanced ManufacturingC · 32% proficient
- Cody High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Warrendale, Detroit school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Warrendale, 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 Warrendale, Detroit against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Warrendale, Detroit
Is Warrendale, Detroit a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Warrendale, Detroit ranks 5,879th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and affordable childcare, and lowest on car insurance costs and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Warrendale, Detroit expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $62,436. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $29,592 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Warrendale, Detroit safe?
Warrendale, Detroit is safer than 9% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $981 per resident a year.
Compare Warrendale, Detroit with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Warrendale, Detroit. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Warrendale, 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.
Warrendale, Detroit detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Warrendale, Detroit: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Warrendale, Detroit: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Warrendale, Detroit: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Warrendale, Detroit: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Warrendale, 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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