CITY PROFILE
Detroit, MI
“Cheap housing, brutal winters, and a complicated relationship with optimism.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $269K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,500/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 9.2°C · warmest 22.4°C · coolest -4.7°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 848 mm · NASA POWER |
| Metro size rank (US) | #14 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy97
- Affordable to rent95
- Climate comfort41
- Big-city amenities71
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.