What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Poletown East?
Poletown East is ranked #67 of 80 eligible neighborhoods in Detroit; #313 of 334 eligible neighborhoods in MI; and #14,249 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Poletown East
Detroit, MI | Wayne County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
24.6
Stability and Strength
22.0
Value Opportunity
44.3
Momentum
1.0
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Detroit, MI |
| County | Wayne County |
| National rank | #14,249 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #313 of 334 |
| City rank | #67 of 80 |
| County rank | #110 of 123 |
| National percentile | 4.8 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $56,816 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -19.9% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.96% |
| Home value to income ratio | 1.91 |
| Median household income | $29,752 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 13.8% |
| Homeownership rate | 57.3% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 36.3% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 31.2% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in Poletown East
Is Poletown East one of the best neighborhoods in Detroit?
Poletown East has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 24.6 and a city ranking of #67 of 80 eligible neighborhoods in Detroit.
How much are homes worth in Poletown East?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Poletown East is approximately $56,816.
Are home values rising or falling in Poletown East?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -19.9% year over year and -0.96% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Poletown East?
Poletown East has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 1.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Poletown East?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $29,752.
How affordable is Poletown East relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 1.91. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Poletown East primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 57.3%.
What is the unemployment rate in Poletown East?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 13.8%.
How educated are residents of Poletown East?
Approximately 16.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Poletown East face high rent burden?
Approximately 31.2% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Poletown East?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications15
Estimated originations5
Home-purchase applications4
Origination rate30.7%
Home-purchase share28.3%
Average application loan$100,766
Total application loan amount$1,531,553
National application rankNot rankable
Geometry coverage67.4%
Recent trend: Applications 13.5% YoY; originations 56.6% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.