Wayne County, Michigan
Detroit Real Estate and Local Guide
Michigan's largest city and the historic heart of the American auto industry, anchored by Woodward Avenue's cultural district and a resurgent downtown Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Detroit best.
About the area
Living in Detroit, MI
The city's motto is 'Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus' â 'We hope for better things; it will rise from the ashes' â written after the 1805 fire and on the seal adopted in 1827.
The housing market
Homes in Detroit
- 49.7% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- 64.7% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- Median home value of $76,800.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Detroit home
Detroit Institute of Arts
Museum of more than 65,000 works ranked among the top six U.S. collections, home of Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry murals and the first Van Gogh purchased by an American museum
Motown Museum (Hitsville U.S.A.)
Museum in the original Motown Records house and Studio A on West Grand Boulevard
Fox Theatre
Opulent 1928 movie palace on Woodward Avenue and a National Historic Landmark
Belle Isle Park
982-acre Detroit River island park, the largest city-owned island park in the United States and larger than Central Park
Detroit sports district
Downtown recreation cluster of Comerica Park (Tigers, since 2000), Ford Field (Lions, since 2002), and Little Caesars Arena (Red Wings and Pistons)
Neighborhoods
Detroit areas to know
Midtown
Cultural district along Woodward Avenue, home of the Detroit Institute of Arts
The District Detroit
Downtown sports and entertainment district around Little Caesars Arena
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.