Wayne County, Michigan — cities by momentum

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29 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

29
Cities tracked
1,444,471
Combined population
$209,438
Median home (county)
27
Rising / Hot

Wayne County, Michigan has 29 tracked cities with a combined population of 1,444,471. The median home value across these cities is $209,438.

The highest-momentum city in the county is River Rouge, with a composite score of 74 (Rising) — median home $86,753, +5.7% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Detroit at $76,488.

River Rouge

pop 6,877
74
Rising$86,753 · +5.7%

Dearborn

pop 106,377
71
Rising$248,262 · +4.2%

Inkster

pop 25,108
71
Rising$110,236 · +6.3%

Northville

pop 6,047
70
Rising$593,626 · +5.8%

Grosse Pointe Farms

pop 9,794
68
Rising$519,027 · +6.0%

Plymouth

pop 9,185
68
Rising$480,066 · +4.8%

Taylor

pop 61,544
67
Rising$178,027 · +1.9%

Dearborn Heights

pop 61,040
67
Rising$215,947 · +3.6%

Southgate

pop 29,081
67
Rising$194,516 · +2.3%

Woodhaven

pop 12,575
67
Rising$268,461 · +4.5%

Livonia

pop 93,113
66
Rising$314,705 · +2.8%

Westland

pop 82,745
66
Rising$215,089 · +2.7%

Lincoln Park

pop 38,774
66
Rising$152,944 · +2.2%

Romulus

pop 24,652
66
Rising$205,252 · +2.3%

Wyandotte

pop 24,214
66
Rising$189,648 · +1.5%

Harper Woods

pop 14,936
66
Rising$155,701 · +2.5%

Melvindale

pop 12,401
66
Rising$141,549 · +1.6%

Grosse Pointe Park

pop 11,158
66
Rising$506,392 · +4.5%

Flat Rock

pop 10,249
66
Rising$262,554 · +3.7%

Allen Park

pop 27,604
65
Rising$209,438 · +2.6%

Garden City

pop 26,410
65
Rising$202,847 · +1.4%

Riverview

pop 12,011
65
Rising$245,470 · +3.6%

Trenton

pop 17,957
64
Rising$242,143 · +2.3%

Wayne

pop 17,129
64
Rising$174,485 · +0.2%

Grosse Pointe Woods

pop 15,897
64
Rising$353,392 · +3.3%

Ecorse

pop 8,938
64
Rising$82,157 · +0.4%

Grosse Pointe

pop 5,526
64
Rising$473,591 · +4.4%

Hamtramck

pop 27,424
56
Stable$162,096 · -2.7%

Detroit

pop 645,705
49
Stable$76,488 · -3.9%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
30° / 16°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
82° / 61°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
175
~48% of year
Annual precip
33″ rain
50″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Moderate
Wildfire
Very low
Earthquake
Very low
Flood
Low

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.