Why look at Warren?
- Affordable housing. Median home is $201k — well below the national median.
- Stable market. Home values +2.3% year-over-year — neither overheated nor falling.
- Higher tax state. Top marginal income tax rate around 4.2% — factor into salary comparisons.
Where Warren stands
At or near all-time high.
Home value trajectory · last 10 years
Zillow ZHVI · monthlyLifestyle scores
Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.
Rent trajectory · last 5 years
Zillow ZORI · monthlyHome value vs rent · indexed to 100
Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)Rent vs buy
At a 12.5 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Warren on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 12.5 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.
How the momentum score breaks down
methodology →About Warren (Wikipedia)
Warren is a city in Macomb County, Michigan, United States. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Warren borders Detroit to the north, roughly 13 miles (20.9 km) north of downtown Detroit. The population was 139,387 at the 2020 census, making Warren the largest community in Macomb County, the third-largest city in Michigan, and Detroit's largest suburb.
Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.
City facts
Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.
Local safety & alerts
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Michigan context
Schools
Warren is served by 44 public schools enrolling about 19,116 students, with a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1 — about the same as the US average of ~15:1. Public-school facts are from the NCES Common Core of Data; check ratings and attendance boundaries by exact address below.
Ratings, districts & boundaries:
Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.
Climate & natural-disaster risk
State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.
Local sports teams
Major professional teams the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.
Current weather
Find rentals & listings
Open current Warren listings on the major real-estate sites.
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Local news & community
Latest news in Warren
- Warren hit-and-run suspect arrested hours after pedestrian killed crossing Van DykeClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 41w ago
- Better than ever: Celebrating 70 years of the GM Global Technical CenterGeneral Motors1d ago
- Warren pet-sitter charged for beating dog after video led to police investigationFOX 2 Detroit1w ago
- VIEWER PHOTOS: Monday storms leave downed trees, other damage across areaWXYZ Channel 71w ago
- Moratorium on new gas stations, car washes in Warren, MichiganThe Detroit News16h ago
- Family Dollar on Eight Mile in Warren is closingAxios1w ago
What locals are saying
Updated 2026-05-28 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Filtered for Warren-specific coverage. Headlines link to original sources.
Local economy & environment
Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.
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Cost-of-ownership at the median
Snapshot assumes a $150k single earner buying at the median home. Your real numbers depend on bracket, deductions, school district, and HOA. Use the affordability calculator and net-pay calculator for your specific case.
Schools & crime context
School quality is district-by-district and varies dramatically within a city. Check GreatSchools or your state DOE rankings for specific schools before deciding. City-level school data coming soon.
Michigan: 478 violent crimes per 100K residents (state avg, FBI UCR). Neighborhood-level rates can vary 10× within one city — research specific areas via CrimeGrade or local police data.
Compare to where you live now
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Jobs & hiring
In Warren, unemployment runs higher at 8.0%, and hiring momentum has been steady. The strongest local sectors are tech, skilled trades & manufacturing and hospitality & tourism.
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