Brownstown Charter Township is a charter township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 33,194 at the 2020 census. Brownstown was established in 1827, a decade prior to Michigan's admission to the Union. Brownstown has three separate but connected segments due to the incorporation of the cities of Flat Rock, Rockwood, and Woodhaven in the early 1960s.

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How Brownstown ranks

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#107Fastest growing in MI #163Highest income in MI #80Safest in MI All MI rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code48100–48199

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Living in Brownstown

Housing in Brownstown

$302K▲ 3.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Brownstown home is worth about $302,000, up 3.9% in a year, 14% above the Michigan typical home.

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Safety in Brownstown

Safety Grade B

Brownstown reports less crime per resident than 64% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Brownstown 2.1

Michigan 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Brownstown 5.3

Michigan 13

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Brownstown

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School Grade B+

The public schools Brownstown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#238Best public schoolsof 490 in MI

DistrictWoodhaven-Brownstown School DistrictSchools7

Hunter Elementary School C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 418 students Wegienka Elementary School B+Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 392 students Gudith Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 385 students Brownstown Middle School B-Middle · Grades 7–8 · 872 students Woodhaven High School B+High · Grades 9–12 · 1,629 students Maple Grove Alternative High School D-High · Grades 9–12 · 76 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MI. Ratings are from neighbors.