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A city of 8,463 people in Michigan
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Map of Center Line: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land2.8%31 of 1,116 acres
Trails0.6 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves54 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Center Line

City in Michigan, United States
1837Established
8,552Population
1.7 sq miArea
623 ftElevation

Center Line is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Center Line is located roughly 11 miles (17.7 km) north of downtown Detroit, and is entirely surrounded by the larger city of Warren. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 8,552.

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ZIP code48015
Area code586
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Housing in Center Line

$169K▼ 1.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Center Line home is worth about $169,000, down 1.2% in a year, 36% below the Michigan typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market48
Sale-to-list99.2%
Sold in May9
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Safety in Center Line

C

Safety Grade C

Center Line reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 69% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Center Line 3.3
Michigan 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Center Line 11.1
Michigan 13
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C

The public schools Center Line’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictCenter Line Public SchoolsSchools5

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.

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