Visit the Wayne State University and the surrounding area, where you will find many of Detroit’s prominent museums
City: Detroit
State: Michigan
Best Cities Overall Rank: 101
About Detroit:
The city is home to the world’s only floating post office, which can be found on the Detroit River’s home to the world’s only floating post office, the J.W. Westcott II.
Negotiations are taking place to create the world’s largest urban farm.
County: Wayne
Population: 912,062
Official website for city visitors’ bureau/city: Visitors’ bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: The Detroit News
Detroit blogs:
MichMoms Blog
MichDads Blog
Detroit Mommies
Detroit‘s Facebook page: Follow Detroit on Facebook
Detroit‘s Twitter page: Follow Detroit on Twitter
Education rank: 88
High School graduation rate 2007: 58.42%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 0
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 0
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 3
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 0.33
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 262
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 16.80
Total Expenditures Per Student: $13,066
Health rank: 96
Quality children’s hospitals: 1
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 0.11
Quality Pediatricians: 0
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 0
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 1
Safety rank: 98
Violent Crimes, 2008: 17,428
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 1,910.83
Sex Offenders: 2,687
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 294.607
Economy rank: 86
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 26.40
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 15.6
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 1,703.15
Median Home Sale Price: $24,300
5-Year Home Value Index: -1.89%
Percent of homes sold for a loss: 13.76%
Recreation Rank: 77
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 5,890
Parkland per 100,000: 645.79
Photo courtesy of Mike Russell
