Best PlacesYpsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti, 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.
Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti ranks 4,345th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti
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.
Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti ranks high
- TransitBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Household income$49,387 median, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $49,387, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti's effective rate of 1.94%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti 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 Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti.
Who works in Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti, and how
Work in Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 95% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti, month by month
Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 14 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 Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti
Schools across Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti average a C, better than 45% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Estabrook ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Ypsilanti International Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washtenaw International Middle AcademyA+ · 75% proficient
- Ypsilanti Community Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Early College AllianceB+ · 58% proficient
- Washtenaw Alliance For Virtual EducationD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti 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 Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti
Is Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti ranks 4,345th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, biking, and walkability, and lowest on a weak job market and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $239,353. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $49,387 median income, cost of living beats 19% of neighborhoods.
Is Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti safe?
Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti is safer than 34% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $633 per resident a year.
Compare Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti 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.
Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti 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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